Thank you all so very much for taking the time to read our website and send your positive responses.  The website was set up to chart the daily/ weekly /monthly lives of black women in Britain as it is my belief our everyday stories hardly get told only in relation to a crisis or event.  My personal challenge is to keep writing every day which I do not always do therefore missing key elements of my life which may inspire, provoke thought or influence the lives of others.  As a reflective practitioner journaling helps me chart my experiences, read and reflect and perhaps have a plan or a way of changing if a similar incident should occur in the future.  It also helps me remember those special events that some how my memory erases and replaces with trivia!

We are fast approaching 2009 this will be an extremely challenging year for me – for the first time in my life I may have a major operation and in regards to my expectations and dreams THE BAR HAS BEEN RAISED! I know Diane feels the same too so 2009 will be a very interesting year for diaryofablackgirl.com

Most exciting of all we will be running workshops on journaling, blogging and empowerment in a town near you additionally we also undertake ‘one to one’ coaching and mentoring as well as custom designed  workshops for your your group or organisation.

We hope you enjoy reading the stories – please keep in touch and let us know what you think.

Walk good and keep the faith

Lauretta

Well I watched, I saw, I wept.  Oh happy day – what a vision a BLACK man – a slick, cool, intelligent, talented BLACK MAN, a family man has won the presidency of America through faith, determination, strength and ETHICAL campaigning.

History has been made – can I get a witness Hallelujah!

What I love is that OBAMA stands as a CORRECTIVE to the negative portrayal of African Caribbean men by the media NO longer will the world have a shallow negative vision of black men, the pathology has changed.  We can hold our heads high.  Do you realise our families, our children will be watching a black man on TV, seeing a Black man in newspapers, hearing his name learning about him in schools and colleges, at home … the possibilities are endless.

America is a culturally dominant country that influences our our childrens’ lives so when a Black man is voted in as President I can only see it as a positive now and for the future.

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMMING – BUT A CHANGE IS GONNA COME

I’m feelin’ good

Lauretta x

It is 2.39am my eyes are red and I am still up … why? you ask … OBAMA of course.  I am watching history unfold before my eyes It is a privilege to be here in this space and time witnessing these events. 

I just saw an American man by the name of Lonnie on TV I met him whilst he was here in England he was doing a talk about a black museum that is being built in America.  He was speaking about Obama. 

I am so happy oh what a great night this is.

Lauretta