by tameka | Feb 12, 2013 | Mama Tameka’s Blog
I received a request from a facebook friend to add this post to my blog, so here goes… December 30th marked another anniversary of the day I married my best friend. One great thing about celebrating our anniversary just two days before the New Year, is...
by tameka | Nov 21, 2012 | Mama Tameka’s Blog
Each year as the Thanksgiving Holiday draws near, we all feel the urge to reflect and express gratitude for our many blessings. However, this year I’ve come to realize that I, as a parent, have to make some major changes in an effort to impact the gratitude of...
by tameka | Oct 29, 2012 | Mama Tameka’s Blog
Several weeks ago during a morning church service, my pastor made a very simple statement that has been ringing in my head for over a month now. He said, “Do not cutoff or give up on your kid. It is your honor to give your life to your children, especially if their...
by tameka | Oct 9, 2012 | Mama Tameka’s Blog
Yesterday, I had an opportunity to review The Schott Foundation’s Report on Public Education and African American Males (www.blackboysreport.org). As I browsed the very uncomfortable statistics, I grew from bothered, to angry, to plain ole SCARED. According to...
by tameka | Oct 3, 2012 | Mama Tameka’s Blog
For the past three years, I’ve taught ELAR (English Language Arts and Reading). One thing I always stress to my students when researching, writing, and citing sources is the importance of assessing their sources and differentiating reliable sources from...
by tameka | Sep 26, 2012 | Mama Tameka’s Blog
My grandmother was 19-years-old when she had my mother, my mother was 19-years-old when she had me, and…yep, you guessed it, just 15 days after my nineteenth birthday, I gave birth to my oldest son. Many people refer to such as a generational curse. However, I don’t...
