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Monique Fields
Monique Fields

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Published in ZORA

·Jul 9, 2020

Why I March With My Children

Bringing my 13- and 15-year-olds to a Birmingham march was absolutely the right thing to do — With masks covering our faces, my daughters and I marched for justice in downtown Birmingham. On Juneteenth. During a pandemic. Because my daughters need to know how to stand up for others and for themselves. Call: Black Lives Response: Matter! I signed up for a lifetime of discussions about race…

George Floyd

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Why I March With My Children
Why I March With My Children
George Floyd

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Published in ZORA

·Dec 18, 2019

Remembering My Mama at Christmastime

Honoring our rituals is perhaps the best medicine for a broken heart — A few weeks before Christmas in 2002, lung cancer won, and I lost Mama. What remains are the memories I shared with her and all of the love she poured into me. The scent of collard greens, seasoned with smoked ham hocks, is enough to send me back to Thanksgiving…

Death

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Remembering My Mama At Christmastime
Remembering My Mama At Christmastime
Death

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Monique Fields

Monique Fields

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Monique Fields is an award-winning writer based in Alabama. She is the author of Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color.

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