Queen
Cush    Educator, Speaker and Relationship Coach 

Made it one year - no shopping for clothing, shoes or pocketbooks unless it is an absolute necessity - My name is Niki and I am...

I learned when I was young that a smart woman does not seek revenge, she is confident that Karma will settle it and if one is lucky, God...

In the wake of learning how to live sans my mother - I have turned my lens to parenting - and the lack thereof I am surrounded by. While...

Earlier in my career as an administrator, I was challenged by teachers who struggled with the concept of relationship building. “We don’t...

In praise of mothers, especially as I said “Goodbye” to my own. Just a few days ago, my mother passed. She was the epitome of brilliance,...

My mom passed and I thought it befitting to share her obituary here, and the motto she raised me by; if I did not understand anything...

​ While some of us are rushing to work on any given weekday, there is a faction of women holding down their households... I have had the...

Many years ago a black student came to me for advice (he is now over 21 and granted me permission to share this). I was his African...

Friends have been calling on me to teach their kids about sex and to have “the sex talk” for decades now, because I don’t blush, when...

My beloved single mothers, this is for you… I was a single mom, for almost a decade. Trusting my amazing husband with my delicate heart,...