I was searching for more black women to follow on Twitter and was having a hard time finding a recent (published within the last year) list that included black women educators, activists and thought leaders. So I made my own. This list is the first of many. Leave a comment with…

Disbelief. Embarrassment. Anger. That’s the order of emotions I experienced when I came across these postcards. I was in an antique shop in Cannon Falls, a small town in Minnesota. My husband and I spent a weekend there at a quaint bed-and-breakfast. I collect books that are over 100 years…

There are some people that think this ad is on par with Pepsi’s recent train wreck of a commercial. I disagree. I think that it’s a start – they had 4 minutes to propose an idea. Instead of setting people up for a direct debate, which is sure to make…

I used to feel tremendous guilt about sleeping in on Sunday mornings, or as I like to call it, attending the first church of Bedside Baptists. Where I come from, not going to church is the first sign of backsliding into sinful habits and regaining your heathen status. There are…

Question: How do you eat an elephant? The Bright Answer: One bite at a time. If you want to know what Brilliant Women do, keep reading. I don’t have bright shiny object syndrome. I have bright shiny idea condition, also known as ‘Bsic’. Bsic can be pronounced like the word basic…

I have bipolar disorder. This is not uncommon for someone with my background. I have a generational history of familial dysfunction; abuse (substance, emotional, and domestic), divorce, broken relationships, and suicide. I am confident that there is also a generational history of undiagnosed and untreated mental and emotional disorder –…