05/17/2026
While Newport News Virginia, and other cities are getting grants for music festivals, the education system is very broken. The youth of today have so much to handle and that all I see is fashion shows, music festivals that don't bring in the dollars for education, counseling for families , when parents need help managing their child/ children behavior, helping parents cope with traumatic experiences and help families heal from trauma , grief, depression.
This has been on my heart time and time again. I have pushed back, because of the backlash when it comes to what I saw and wrote about.
I am committed to speaking and writing again.