Softness is a Luxury Most Black WomGirl, whatchoo betta do is get something in that head,” my mother would scold me whenever I expressed concern about anything she deemed…Dec 11, 2022Dec 11, 2022
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You aren’t like them. You’re different. You aren’t REALLY White.Even as a middle-schooler, I knew that there was something fucked-up about that statement; although every time it was uttered to me, by…Jan 16, 202214Jan 16, 202214
UNWANTEDBeth had always looked like she just stepped out of one of the Gap Kids ads in one of the Good Housekeeping magazines that were placed…Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021
My First Trip to IndiaThe water is as blue as turquoise mined from the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt; bowled in checkered tiles of varying blues. Fallen leaves…Sep 4, 2021Sep 4, 2021
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Walking with Purpose in Shoes That FitMy career in D & I (Diversity & Inclusion) found its origins, as many things do: from childhood challenges. I spent a lot of my life…Jun 1, 2021Jun 1, 2021
America…Old UnfaithfulThe parking lot at Safeway was crowded, as it always is, around 5:00. All of us there were tired and trying to gather a few things for…Sep 28, 2020Sep 28, 2020