Wendy’s Window

Across California, Black women are leading transformative work, advancing policy, strengthening communities, advocating for equity, and building pathways to opportunity for the next generation. Their leadership is reshaping institutions and expanding possibilities for Black women and girls not just to survive, but to thrive. Yet behind this visible progress lies an often-unspoken reality: many of the women doing this work are operating under sustained pressure, carrying multi

Valentine’s Day has a way of drawing our attention back to love, romantic love, committed love, hopeful love, and sometimes even the love we are still healing from. Every year around this time, conversations about dating, marriage, and relationships rise to the surface. Films, books, and social commentary invite us to reflect on what it means to love well. Recently, I watched a preview for the upcoming film Relationship Goals, inspired by Pastor Michael Todd’s book, Relations

We live in a culture that celebrates being busy. Full calendars, long to-do lists, and constant motion are often worn like badges of honor. We often ask each other how are you doing, and most of the time our response is busy as usual. But here is the question we rarely stop to ask ourselves: Is all this activity leading to achievement?  Are we doing things that would help us accomplish the goals we have set for ourselves. There is a difference between being active and being e

As I get older, I cannot help but reflect on what really matters in life.  Also, as a grandmother, I am really concerned for my grandchildren, especially my granddaughters, I want them to believe in themselves and to know they are enough just the way they are. Of course, I know this can be a bit difficult with the pressure they see day in and day out on social media to look a certain way, to wear certain clothes, and to keep up.   At different points in our lives, we all arri

As we honor and prepare to celebrate the birthday and enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr . , I am reminded that his message was never meant to remain in history books or commemorative speeches. His life was a living invitation, a call to choose love, forgiveness, and nonviolence not as ideas or strategies, but as a way of life. This reflection is deeply personal for me. Many years ago, while running my own event management company, I had the honor and privilege of