Mommy Commentary

The War on Ukraine through a Black Journalist’s Eyes

If you're not familiar with Terrell Starr, you should be. He's an American scholar/independent journalist who lives in Ukraine and has covered both invasions from Russia on Ukraine. I should add, he's a Black American journalist. The worldwide media, I feel, intentionally covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine as evil white people killing poor white people. Ukraine, however, is a lot more diverse than that. There are Latino Ukrainians,
Mommy Commentary

The Best Ukrainian Music You Need to Know!

We listen to a lot of Ukrainian music here at the house and I can honestly say, it's one of my favorite genres of music. It's wide, just like American music. There's hard rock, metal, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, folk, ska, etc. Like, seriously there is such a wide range! So for this post, I'm going to share 10 of my favorite Ukrainian artists and hope you'll give them a
Meet the Blussians

From Lviv, With Love

I've been meaning to post the wonderful gifts my husband brought home from Ukraine but well, life happens. Never fear, the post is here! (Okay, that was cheesy as all get out, but cute, right?) I love candles. I'm constantly burning something scented in our home, be it a candle, essential oils, or even just spraying Febreze. When you come home, it should smell like a home; not hot garbage
Meet the Blussians

Our First Pysanka Festival

Over the weekend, we visited the Ukrainian Culture Center here in L.A. for their Easter festivities. There were no Easter bunnies but there were plenty of eggs (eggs are a huge thing in the Ukrainian culture). We went to enjoy some great entertainment and food (oh m gee...the food was bomb!). Bear wasn't interested in face painting but he took in all of the sights and sounds. Maks spoke with
Meet the Blussians

I Need More Ukrainian in My World

[caption id="attachment_4141" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Bear, 15 days old wearing a CafePress onesie.[/caption] The awesome part about being one-half of an interracial pairing is the blend of two cultures. We have soul food and varenyky. We're teaching our son both English and Russian. I've become a huge fan of futbol while my husband enjoys trap music (okay, the last part isn't really a representative of my culture, but you get what I'm