Posts by Sheila Qualls

My father was born in the Jim Crow South in 1929. He grew up sitting in the back of the bus and drinking from the “colored” water fountain. He enlisted…

“Cute haircut . . .”  It sounded like a compliment until he added, “It’d look even better if you’d combed it.” Then he said, “I’m Oprah’s stylist, so sometimes I…

As the mother of three black sons, the tragic death of George Floyd cut me deep. As I watched Floyd cry out for help and struggle to breathe, I couldn’t…