The Sacred Honor & Thank You’s (Teacher Appreciation Week)

The role of a teacher is just as sacred of an honor as being a parent. It carries with it such a heavy responsibility that if not done right can lead to harming a child’s self confidence and ability to thrive in this world if not supported and taught the tools to grow them onto
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I Dreamt About My Baby

Do you dream often? Do you have dreams that you remember… like that time you found yourself getting lost, being chased or meeting with your favorite celebrity? Do you ever wonder what the dream really meant? I often find myself pondering about the deeper meanings of my dreams; although I usually skip dreamland altogether or
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What Is Hair Confidence?

Let’s talk about what this thing that I’m calling Hair Confidence really is. I know I’ve been doing a lot of talk about Hair Confidence and pushing it on just about every social media post I’ve been putting up lately so I figured it was just about time for me to really explain what it is
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Open Letter to My Fellow Naturals

As I have been developing my Hair Confidence platform I thought it would be only right to reach out to my fellow naturals and aspiring naturals in an open letter to hopefully encourage and help open up and fight any negative thoughts and feelings you may have about your natural hair and any feelings of
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Let’s Talk About Making Moves (OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT)

If you are signed up to receive my weekly Humble Uplifts (which you should be!) you were privy to recently learn a little about my new venture of sorts… It all started with an ah ha moment I had last April at the final screening of our No More Chains Documentary Tour in Norfolk, VA.
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Catch Me as a Panelist on a New Series!

I’m excited to officially announce my part in a new faith discussion series, called Fellowship. This is a 7 part series that aims to break the taboo of discussing challenges of being a believer; and also provide a platform for believers to openly discuss their challenges and find encouragement via social media. The pilot, “Can
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Issa Life Reflection: Be Grateful for Early Mornings

I’m so grateful to be able to wake up in pure peace. It doesn’t happen everyday, but when it does, it makes for a great start to my day and often my week. It’s in the ripe hours of the morning that I’m at my greatest peace and in alignment with my spirit, purpose, and
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Music Motivation | There’s Hope

It’s that time of the month for another Music Motivation to help carry you through the rest of the week! If you’re new to Humble Sunshine & my Humble Uplifts then you may not be familiar with what I’m talking about so I’ll explain. A couple weeks out of the month I share what I
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A Moment in Time…

That moment you accidentally take a picture, but then realize the symbolism and that it was never an accident… It was one of those moments that was lead by many mixed emotions and anxiety. It was full of anxiety because I was going through my own challenges at the time and I was afraid that the many
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Music Motivation | Before I Die

I’m taking you on a throwback/flash back moment with the very first song that I featured in my Humble Uplift Newsletter as a special Music Motivation feature. You usually would have to be subscribed to get these, but I thought it would be a great time to feature some more on the blog! This song
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