Growing Up in The Blackness
Growing up in The Blackness.
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4 comments A Magical Time of Women Working Together – MPDC
For a while, the stars aligned and magic issued from the mostly Black female staff of Madison Park Development Corporation […]
14 comments High Anxiety
Just because you feel uncomfortable doesn’t mean I tried to make you uncomfortable. Was it something I said? Was it […]
7 comments The Dichotomy – Those that Have, Those that Have Not
I am torn apart and set asunder by the dichotomy I witness daily; the striking differences in the way people […]
6 comments But when do I clap – Understanding Chamber Music
His voice filled me from the sheer beauty of it – the deep register and clear tone. I didn’t understand […]
7 comments Get an Effin’ Website
I first started drafting this post about a week and a half-ago. Had Intended to post it sooner but working […]
6 comments Millions of beautiful things
Always remember, no matter the headlines, there are millions of beautiful, joyful, peaceful, fun, and creative things going on. But […]
2 comments Attention Earthlings, we got some real sh++ to deal with
Attention Earthlings, we got some real sh++ to deal with and not this bulls++ y’all knocking around. There are many […]
12 comments Please don’t OD with my dollar – to give or ...
Please don’t OD with my dollar. To whom should I give my spare dollar today? To which of the pleas/entreaties […]
2 comments Messages sent, messages received
(This post was begun before the eclipse today – a moment I shared with many other lovely people at the […]
1 comment Hard come, easy go – workplace diversity
I used to keep my distance. I was professionally courteous but made little effort to get to know my colleagues […]
2 comments Hiding in plain view
It is not unknown to me. I actually do know it. I’ve been to that place, I’ve seen that sculpture, […]
8 comments Let’s not give it up for…any more
I’ve attended a number of meetings, where a youngish but not youngster guy has served as a Master of Ceremonies […]
4 comments We are all connected – Women’s March Boston
Participating in the Women’s March in Boston on January 21, 2017, with the multitudes of people got me to thinking how […]
6 comments The 13th – Director Ava DuVernay’s documentary for Netflix
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall […]
1 comment What I’m Reading – The Health Gap by Sir Michael ...
I’ve been reading some interesting books and so thought I’d start sharing specific books on a regular basis. First up […]
6 comments 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 […]
6 comments This meeting needs an enema
“This town needs an enema,” the Joker’s character played by Jack Nicholson says in a Batman movie. He was referring […]