PinnedIfe OA New DawnI remember it like yesterday, President Obama’s last day in office. The deep despair, angst, the paranoia, the feeling of impending doom…3 min read·Jan 24, 2021----
Ife ODon’t Follow Your Passion; Here’s What You Should Do InsteadI have written in bits and pieces about not being married to an idea. I’m sure you’ve heard it before: don’t follow your passion. I am here…9 min read·Aug 8, 2023----
Ife OA Juneteenth Post: How DEI Initiatives Are Stripping Black People of Dignity and SafetyIt was Juneteenth on Monday and as far as I’m concerned, we are celebrating all week long. As I said in a previous post on this blog, these…7 min read·Jun 22, 2023----
Ife OWhy Silence Can Be IneffectiveWhen Chimamanda Adichie wrote the masterpiece, “ It is Obscene”, one line stood out and has stuck with me since then. Okay, more…3 min read·Jun 22, 2023----
Ife OOn Serving and Being a Part of Something BiggerThere was a time I was so particular (I don’t want to say obsessed) about serving in my community. I truly believe in service. I believe…4 min read·Jun 22, 2023----
Ife OA Case for Shame ?I have been reading a lot about shame, courage, vulnerability and the intersection of those three emotions. This, of course, means…4 min read·Jun 22, 2023----
Ife OWhy You Should Not Congratulate the First Black Neurosurgery Resident atI recently had laptop issues (is it me or I seem to have those a lot?) and lost lots of the data on my computer since they had to reset it…5 min read·Mar 31, 2023----
Ife OInternational Women’s Day 2023This post is coming about three weeks late but better late than never! We have a serious IWD series on this blog and we are not about to…6 min read·Mar 31, 2023----
Ife OOn Loss, Strife, Being the First, and Loss Again…I recently had laptop issues (is it me or I seem to have those a lot?) and lost lots of the data on my computer since they had to reset it…5 min read·Mar 28, 2023----
Ife OSeven Lessons in Memory of 2022 for Now and BeyondIt’s the last day of the year, and almost automatically, we are drawn to a kind of certain retrospection. That’s not the worst thing in the…2 min read·Dec 31, 2022----
