Lanae Lumsden
Support Black Owned Businesses in Pittsburgh
Reparations. Dismantling systematic racism. These have become more mainstream topics of discussion, as they should be. But what does that mean and how can the average person help with what seems to some a...
Covid-19 and Black Trauma
I haven't written in a few months. Its hard to even focus long enough for this short piece. I was on a roll feeling good and then Covid-19 changed everything. I am lucky because...
Five ways to save on a wedding for a young family
More and more families are delaying marriage for lots of reasons. Some are education, work, and or financial. Whatever the reason(s) may be, it is becoming more obvious the traditional path to the altar...
Do this for Us this Black History Month
It's February and that means Black History month. The par for course is usually daily antidotes about MLK or the many inventions of Black People. Which is great, we need to know these pieces...
Buy Nothing is a community gift
How many of your neighbors do you know on your street? What about two streets over? How well do you know them? Well enough to ask for a cup of sugar? What about and...
Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List
Hispanic Heritage Month spans from September 15 to October 15. Just like Black History Month it started off as a week long celebration that was eventually expanded to last 30 days. Of course it...
Spotlight on Homewood
For those who have never lived in or experienced Homewood on a community level you probably only know what you see on the news. Often the negative is highlighted and the true heart of...
Raising children in a Revolution
Life goes through cycles of turbulence and relative peace. Obviously its never a Utopia but one generation's experience can vary drastically from the next. For example my family grew up in Wilkinsburg. I had...
Pride Perspective
Sometimes as a mother I feel as if I have to put aside who I am and what I want to be so I can be all I need to be for my family....
My kids vetoed Disney!
We have all seen the viral videos where parents gather the kids together and in announce “Kids we are going to Disney”. Joyous Rapture ensues and the parents are heroes. There is laughter and...