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Mar 19, 2020

The Day Toni Morrison Died

Toni Morrison died on August 5, 2019. I journaled about it and said I’d self-publish that, but I didn’t like what I had written at the time. I was hurt and my words felt inadequate. Here it is anyway. Toni Morrison died today. She died. She was 88. But. She’s…

Toni Morrison

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The Day Toni Morrison Died
The Day Toni Morrison Died

Dec 9, 2018

The Year-End Musings of a Grown-Up

I’ve learned a lot this year. Some of it was experiential, but most of it was just coming to understand things that have always been true. One thing I learned or realized about me? I’m not career-oriented. For a while there, I thought I just “didn’t know what I wanted…

Love

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The Year-End Musings of a Grown-Up
The Year-End Musings of a Grown-Up

May 22, 2018

Free Black Children in a Fearsome World

I wrote this a few years ago for a platform that sadly no longer exists — reposting at the request of a friend, but maybe you’ll like it too. The sudden storm that brews anytime Willow or Jaden Smith make headlines is one of my favorite things. I always feel…

Black Lives Matter

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Free Black Children in a Fearsome World
Free Black Children in a Fearsome World

Mar 3, 2018

Stanning for Lupita

I’ve always wanted to write this. This is the story of a dark-skinned Black girl. It is my story, but it is your story too. Whether or not you’re a Black girl (all shades), it’s your story too – because it’s a story of feeling like you’re not enough. …

Colorism

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Stanning for Lupita
Stanning for Lupita
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