My Life

Disclosure: I partnered with Room & Board on this living room redesign, but all opinions and geekery are mine. One thing that was clear during the pandemic was the need to elevate my home spaces, and last year, the first one I did was my office. It was on the …

Lemme tell you a story about how my aversion to being ashy got me in some expensive trouble. I know I’m the Professional Troublemaker but this ain’t the type of smoke I wanted. On Friday, I did a last minute meetup with my awesome agent, Andrea Nelson Meigs. She doesn’t …

I’m HYPED, because my newest release, Rising Troublemaker: A Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens, hit the New York Times bestseller list! This is my 3rd book, THIRD New York Times bestseller, and it came in at #3. And this is the 3rd category I’ve made the list in. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Hitting the …

Growing up is tough and adulthood is a scam. I say this cuz while we were learning about isosceles triangles or whatever, nobody was telling us not to sign up for that credit card in college and ruin our credit for 2 decades. There are TOO many things that we …

As teenagers, while we were learning about isosceles triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem, folks weren’t being fully honest with us. We were being taught how to be amazing test takers, but nobody was telling us not to sign up for that credit card in college and ruin our credit for two …

Lemme start by saying WE TENK BABA GOD for Room & Board because I now have an office I am OBSESSED WITH because of their products and partnership. When I tell you I stan? I mean it. Lemme tell you how this happened. The world shut down in March 2020, …

I’ve got exciting news for yall! My book is making its way around these international streets. And of priority has been making sure it becomes available on the continent of Africa! So starting April 6 (NOW), the international version of my 2nd book is now available in South Africa, and …

What’s an oríkì? An oríkì is a Yoruba greeting of the word orí meaning “head” and kì meaning “to greet or praise”. In the first chapter of my book, Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual, I talk about the importance of writing an oríkì– your personal hype mantra! You’ve seen it …

Today’s the day! Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual is officially in the world. You can now purchase Professional Troublemaker wherever books are sold, including Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble,  Apple Books, and more! A big shoutout to everyone who has bought the book so far! I’m talking about the book everywhere I …

We all know her. That older Black woman who will lambast you in one breath and feed you the best food one minute later. She knows no strangers because everyone she comes across is family. She’s been through life’s worst but made it through to the best side. The elder …