Katura J. Hudson

This holiday weekend was a first for me. Actually two firsts.  For the first time in decades of family dinners, I made the dressing. From scratch with cornbread and lots of fresh sage. It’s my mama’s recipe, with my grandmother’s tweaks and it was GOOD!  I rested every day of the four day weekend. I rested *before* I got tired. And I loved it. Sleep and relaxation hit different when they’re not rewards for overworking.  Photo description: a smiling selfie of me wearing a winter white sweater, red lipstick and twists, standing in front of my mantlepiece.

Author-illustrator Rashad Malik Davis had the generous idea to celebrate Black entrepreneurs in a new IG Live series called  25 Days of Buying Black. He invited me to join and to my surprise, I agreed!  We chatted about writing and marketing, favorite books, and supporting Black-owned businesses. Somehow we ended up talking about getting our scalps greased too. It was a good time! You can watch the replay on his IG.