Local Voices

Has anyone notice the immense amount of pressure it is to be a "good" mom? Please note that I use this word in quotes due to its over used, loaded and quite relative meanings.

Painted Hand Lettering by Harriet Faith. Quote by Mark Twain.

I'm going to make a revelation right now, and it's going to be so phenomenal and crazy that you might not believe me... Are you ready? Here it goes: There are still record stores, and they still sell records. Are you blown away? Well you should be.

Being in business alone is totally lonely. Being in business with two can mean the end of both the business and the relationship. Three is like goldilocks - it's just right. "In sickness and in health" is not just in marriage but also in business.

Hand Lettering by Harriet Faith. Swedish Proverb.

As mothers, we all say, we would do anything for our children.

I am thinking of a Jay Z lyric as I begin to type this: "I'll show you how to move in a room full of Baby Vendors..." Well, Jay says "vultures," instead of "baby vendors.

Week 14 ~ "Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." ~ Oscar Wilde I love this quote by Oscar Wilde. It is so poetic.

For the past six years I have worked in the after-school setting in the communities of Bushwick, East NY, Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant. I have worked in the capacities as a teaching artist, youth worker and site director.

Ask the Right Interview Questions So now that we've schooled you on the questions you'll most likely be asked during your next job interview, let's talk about the questions you should be asking your interviewer.