Today I give thanks. One of my favorite quotes is, "I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.

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----Yolanda Webb ---- First Things First Four years ago today, I took my first-ever helicopter ride. In a military Blackhawk no less. ...

Is this the Summer of Our Discontent, and can we face our continued moral failings by doing nothing?

I was asked this question at a backyard barbecue I attended this weekend. He was serious he said, because he wanted to understand. Could I

Six important lessons on living from my dad.

"Authenticity, it's a cultural thang. People must be allowed to show up in the workplace with their own version of authenticity.

Is change in our world an illusion? And if so, how do we change the illusion. Are we the ones we have been waiting for?

Now that I have your attention with that title...you know the rest of that saying.

This Memorial Day as we remember history, let's remember the men and women who gave their lives during the building of this country.

The iconic James Baldwin once said, "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." I have...

We can begin to make better choices...it really is that easy.

We are becoming a deeply divided and polarized world. Part of the reason why the interview with Oprah resonated so profoundly...

I just have no desire to repeat it. And when we refuse to look back at what our humanity has caused...we are destined to repeat it.

In an instant, on that call, I realized that my ego was doing exactly what it always does…

As a non-traditional educator, I colored outside the lines. I also taught in inner city, urban schools.

I have heard the saying, "if you see something, say something," ... as the prompt to speak out about racism... hold on its not that easy...

Today, the word family means a lot more than it used to. Today, we tend to see family as no longer the nuclear man, woman and two children.

I am often reminded that I am a Pollyanna by those who have made hate, isolation and the “me only” attitude an art form.

But there are times when we need to take the road less traveled. The road that can help us recharge and think about those things that matter