Young Morgan and family at a pre-pandemic birthday celebration after work while still in my scrubs! Plenty of time for work and play in the same day. April 2018 My “weekend” is twice as long as most. My 30 hour work week is compressed into the other 3 days in the middle. I’m a full… Continue reading Girl Power: Week Three
Author: Brandy Russell
Girl Power: Week One
What does it mean to speak like a lady? Communicate like a woman? Command the room like a boss!?! Believe in magic like a girl? How has your womanhood invited mansplaining or redirection to be less emotional or less aggressive on the job? Let's discuss.
Black Excellence: Week Four
My child is only just beginning to transition into that 'read to learn' phase in her education. We frequently must remind her that just because it is written in a book, does not make it fact.
Black Excellence: Week Three
No one says it aloud. Affirmative action. Dirty meritless words. And yet this nation’s duty to uphold. To absolve the question, why is there no one else like me?
Black Excellence: Week Two
I spent a long time up on a very high horse where bilingual parenting was concerned. I couldn’t bring myself to understand how so many bilingual friends were not instinctively sharing their second language with their kids from birth. It was such a no brainer for us, and we had to really WORK to gain… Continue reading Black Excellence: Week Two
Black Excellence: Week One
"During the writing process I had to ask myself: “What is black excellence? What does it mean?” The thought was heavily influenced by my experience, my memories and the hard realities of what it means to grow up Black in America."
Why I Run
I started running to connect with my father. . . As a young child I was thrilled to slip on my silky pin striped athletic shorts in an effort to share in my father’s passion for running. In my 4yr old mind it all started with wardrobe, right? Dad would humor me, having me tag… Continue reading Why I Run
Escape: Week Four
I regularly lament that my parents didn’t lay more solid foundations of athleticism and love of sport for me at an early age. As the daughter of a long time marathoner and his wife the “anti-athlete” (who frequently regaled us with accounts of the F’s she received in high school gym) it is a mystery… Continue reading Escape: Week Four
Escape: Week Three – Prologue and Excerpt from Fall Over Blackwords
In continuing my theme of escape, this week I have the prologue and an excerpt from my memoir, "Fall over Blackwords." I hope you will enjoy. Prologue I’m a woman with no country. This is the plight of the American descendants of slaves. This is the reality for me, for my kids, my parents, every… Continue reading Escape: Week Three – Prologue and Excerpt from Fall Over Blackwords
Escape: Week Two
For a long time, it was work on the front lines and home with only very infrequent and carefully scheduled trips to the grocery store. Eventually I rolled Target into the rotation, a couple to-go dining stops and day trips, but overall I’d been good. For 10 long months, I’d been a well behaved, mask… Continue reading Escape: Week Two
Bilingual SuperNoVAs 