Brilliantly DISRUPTIVE: The ButterPhlyD Project

I haven't written in awhile. My bad. The last three months have been A WHIRLWIND to say the least. But as of this writing, ya girl is...

This week, I had to REALLY come to terms with the fact that this pandemic and political climate, some things I've experienced personally,...

I just wrapped up my first semester of my doctoral program and I thought it would be helpful to recap what I learned and what I was...

Hey y’all. It’s been awhile! The semester is swiftly kicking my ass and I am officially brain dead. I need a break. But I was on a panel...

Womanist Analysis So the purpose of this part of my blog is for me to work out in my mind what I’m learning along the way and trying to...

I've read a bit of Brené's stuff before and I found this book on Overdrive (Thanks Library!) and have been finding it really helpful....

I feel like I’ve been continually knocked down but not allowed to feel the hurt of being knocked down. I’m just expected to get back up...

First of all, it's September. That's wild. This year has felt like one of the Saw movies and we're just stuck in the game way longer than...

So I'm very aware that there will be lots of obstacles and detours and challenges along my way to getting this degree. And as I learn, I...

I meant to post this last week but life happens. The first song I played before I hopped in the shower on my first day of school last...

So everyone is clear that this year has been a disaster. Politically. Economically. COVID-lly. Racially. So much. Loss. We’ve lost so...

One thing I knew about going back for a PhD is that the money was going to CHANGE. Not like I was balling in DC but you get used to a...

A few years ago, several artists paid homage to Nina Simone via covers of her most famous and powerful songs. One of the songs that was...

I have cried just about everyday for the past few weeks. Most folks don’t know this but those closest to me do. It’s not always big...

For our first Loud Mouth Lucy Column, I present to you one of my first teachers of liberation: my Daddy! Born in Greenwood, South...

Well shit (in my Leslie Jordan voice), it’s starting already. I’m still a solid 6-weeks out from starting this program and yet I am...

The song I'm bumping HARD this week is Say So ft. Jojo by PJ Morton. Okay I've been bumping it for way longer than a week but ANYWAY!...

On my mother's side of the family, we don't sugar coat ANYTHING. If someone has a problem with you, you know it. There isn't any "Well I...