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Yolanda Webb
- Apr 25
- 3 min
Let's Begin...Again
We can begin to make better choices...it really is that easy.
Yolanda Webb
- Mar 15
- 3 min
The Boy Who Would (Wouldn’t) Be King
We are becoming a deeply divided and polarized world. Part of the reason why the interview with Oprah resonated so profoundly...
Yolanda Webb
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Lessons in the Making
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.
Yolanda Webb
- Feb 20
- 4 min
Letting go of my Ego
In an instant, on that call, I realized that my ego was doing exactly what it always does…
Yolanda Webb
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Peace Be With You...
As a non-traditional educator, I colored outside the lines. I also taught in inner city, urban schools.
Yolanda Webb
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Speak Up...Speak Out
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...
Yolanda Webb
- Jan 31
- 3 min
In Honor of Black History...the Black Family
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.
Yolanda Webb
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Back to Happy
I am often reminded that I am a Pollyanna by those who have made hate, isolation and the “me only” attitude an art form.
Yolanda Webb
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Self-Care: The Road to Healing
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
Yolanda Webb
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Care of Our Souls
I spent this weekend in near silence. One thing I did not want to do was talk about the events surrounding the electoral college vote.
Yolanda Webb
- Jan 3
- 2 min
“We Cannot Walk Alone”
This New Year is significant considering the year we are leaving behind us. As the clock moved from 11:59 to midnight to mark the New Year,
Yolanda Webb
- Dec 25, 2020
- 3 min
Another Turn Around the Sun
As we close the book on the Christmas of 2020, will we have stories to tell!
Yolanda Webb
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
Culture Shift
A culture shift? A culture shift that we are enduring in the middle of a culture shock.
Yolanda Webb
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
The Power of a Hug
A hug makes us feel loved and connected. When we hug someone, our body releases the oxytocin hormone also known as the love hormone.
Yolanda Webb
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Sharing All of Our Tomorrow’s
For all that is going wrong, it took a group of nine-year old kids, to remind me that no amount of fear, anger, hate, injustice, or racism,
Yolanda Webb
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
I See You
I listened to an argument yesterday between two friends. My two friends are completely and exactly the opposite from each other. One...
Yolanda Webb
- Nov 8, 2020
- 3 min
On A Wing and a Prayer
I had gotten to the place where Fannie Lou Hammer once described as being sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Yolanda Webb
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
The Impossbility of Good Trouble
I cranked up the music in my car with Teena Marie belting out Square Biz and found myself loudly singing the chorus.
Yolanda Webb
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
Finding Our Why
Perhaps on the other side…we can find our why.
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