Defining Blackness – Beyonce, Jamelia & Candelaria
Note: I posted this piece in 2009. It bears repeating because of the recent brouhaha over Beyonce’s blackness. It has […]
words of wisdom
Did you already have your quiet?
A quiet moment. Did you already have your quiet moment, month, year or decade? Did you recognize the peace, the […]
If it’s the thought that counts
If it’s the thought that counts, have the right thought. Act like you know. Act like you know me; who […]
Give the dog a bone; cut the dude some slack
Give the dog a bone* Yield the right of way Cut the dude some slack Turn gently away (or toward) […]
Preaching to the choir – community meetings
There’s some serious smack going on in the world – real serious, deadly serious, but I’m not going to talk […]
You don’t even know – the shadow self
You don’t even know who you think you know. The shadow self exists. When the story first broke, Joyce Mitchell’s […]
How are you gonna hurt my feelings?
I had a great time visiting my family in St. Louis recently. Our trip was cut short but before the […]
Can I poet with you – Ntozake Shange
I had originally hoped to post a poem a day during Poetry Month (April) which has officially ended although there’s […]
Can I poet with you – Robert Frost
Lo and behold that some famous poems by well-heralded poets that I had to read for school, still speak to […]
Here + There = Everywhere
We are all in this together. What don’t we understand about this? We may all live differently in this world […]
Did you realize you were young?
When you were young, did you realize you were young? When I was young, I didn’t know I was young. […]
The Father Lottery
Do you know who your father is? Bing . You get a point. Some people have no idea who their father […]
Switcheroo – try something new
If you can’t get what you want, could you learn to want something else? People do this every day. They […]
Do. Doing. Done.
Do. Doing. Done. Let me expound. Do What does s/he do? Not what they say they’re going to do. Not […]
Just A Little Bit
For me, it is important to make a little movement. I cannot behave like a stick-in-the-mud even though that might […]
Why Are You Good?
My blog posts are inspired by snippets of conversations that I’ve had or overheard, close encounters of all kinds, observations […]
What Social Justice Means (to me)
Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities. Social workers aim to […]
This is why to buy “This is How”
This is How: Help for the Self: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude, & […]