Recognizing what motivates me – and remembering the ambitious Black men and women from my childhood – has helped me broaden my understanding of what it means to be ambitious.
For me, a great movie is one that lingers, and I have a feeling that Everything Everywhere All at Once will stick with me for a while. Because of all the movies in all the theatres, this is the one that just might change your life.
Unknotting my hesitancy to ask for what I need has been a lifelong pursuit. Who would have thought that living with a food intolerance would make that process easier?
I hope we aren’t quite over The Slap yet. Because it’s not just about an altercation among three famous and beloved Black performers. It’s a blurry, splotchy ink blot that tells us a lot about who we are.