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Vernetta is a Personal Blogger & Academic Administrator. She is an award-winning Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker, Strategist and Community Builder.
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This year I looked more into how Juneteenth was celebrated in Oak Park, IL. It was a multi-day event. Overall, I would say it was nice as far as acknowledging the day but I didn’t see much on why the day is being celebrated. It started with the flag raising at City Hall. Then a […]
Being my whole authentic self requires that I have firm boundaries. And those boundaries get tested with intense frequency. Sometimes I feel like an army of one enforcing my boundaries so I can be at ease. But I’m not at ease, I’m frustrated, exhausted or stressed due to the lack of respect for my boundaries. […]
I don’t remember the exact day but it was in January 2023. It was right before my last semester of ministry school began. I was in my bedroom but I don’t remember what I was doing. I paused because I didn’t know what was happening. In that moment the clearest thing I’ve heard from God […]
I pay attention to politics but I’m not hyper-involved in the details. At one point and time I was but not so much anymore. However, I try to stay abreast of politics solely because I want to know what’s going on. Not so much to stay tuned into the nitty gritty of policy. For a […]
Now that we know how Satan tried it, I want to share some benefits from having a relationship with God and what it brings into your life from my experience of course. I don’t want to get bogged down in throwing scriptures at people to make a point. I also don’t want to posture like […]
One of my FAV films from the 90s is ‘A League of Their Own’. I can’t explain why I’ve watched that film like a million times. Maybe it’s the story of women who were able to break free and go into an area they weren’t allowed to before. Maybe it’s watching something that doesn’t exist […]
Last year I went to Faith Ringgold’s last art exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. I’ve always wanted to see her work in person. Her quilts were how I first learned about her artistry. It’s been hard to put into words the beauty, significance and awe I experienced when I went to […]
It’s still Black History Month and the theme is ‘African Americans and Labor’ so let me tell you about a tour I took with my mom last November supporting 3 Black owned businesses. Last year while my mom was visiting we went on a Chicago Mahogany Tour. I’d seen Dilla popping up on my Twitter […]
Sometimes you just can’t see up from down when you’re in a situation that you can’t immediately leave.
What happened to sharing thoughts without tracking to see what keywords will get you the most hits? When I first started blogging in 2009, it was an outlet. I still remember my first post on my first blog prayingforpurpose.blogspot.com. I vented about the Principal I had at the time minimizing Black students from participating in […]