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Corey Boone
Corey Boone

Corey Boone

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Corey Boone
Corey Boone
Mar 29 · 2 min read

A post about body shaming

Warning: this post is about body shaming. I’m not posting for sympathy, validation, weight loss tips or encouragement, but to possibly inspire kindness.

I was about 10 or 11, a chubby kid who was fun loving and awkward in my own special way. I attended a get…

Corey Boone
Corey Boone
Mar 29 · 2 min read

I believe Wade and Jimmy

I believe Wade and Jimmy. In ‘Leaving Neverland,’ the two men allege they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson, beginning when they were seven and ten years old, respectively.

After watching the four-hour documentary and Oprah interview, I believe their…

Corey Boone
Corey Boone
Nov 8, 2018 · 2 min read

Fighting fear by honoring those lost to HIV/AIDS

At 5, I was scared of Chucky, the opening intro of HBO’s “Tales from the Crypt,” and AIDS.

I didn’t know much about AIDS at the time, but I remember feeling anxious about it after viewing those terrifying late 80s…

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Corey Boone
Corey Boone
Oct 20, 2018 · 3 min read

So wait, I’m not Asian? or Nigerian?: My Ancestry DNA Story

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Corey Boone
Corey Boone
Oct 11, 2018 · 1 min read

To 80s Babies:

You are amazing adults who have survived and thrived over the last decade of adulthood.

You are gifted and wonderfully created human beings.

You are resourceful, responsible and self-sufficient.

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