Children – Black Girl Speaks

Children Are People Too

Earlier in the week, while teaching my daughter a history lesson and simultaneously mentally reviewing the day’s unfinished task list, my patience and tolerance began to grow thin. In the midst of my explanations of the connections between the influence…

Lemon Squeeze: The Beginning of the “Lemonade Series”

April 25, 2016
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In this first edition, "Intuition" is discussed. Stay tuned for the remaining "Pitchers."

Fuck You and Your Simple Ass

October 29, 2015
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Guest Blogger All ya’ll simple, handkerchief head, funky-breath, sell-out, booty clinchin’, holes of ass that think the girl being flung like a dingy wife beater at a pick up game was deserving can suck loose shit from a straw and die!…

The Long Roads, Flights, & Tracks Home

August 15, 2015
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A year ago, my husband and I watched the streets of Ferguson erupt in horror. We watched pictures and videos of the lifeless body of one of our young brothers fester in the street for hours and heard about the…

Have a Seat at My Table

July 2, 2014
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There are two older women cooking in my kitchen, and neither is my mother, grandmother, or close aunt. Considering the fact that for many southern American women such as myself, the kitchen is a sacred place where traditions are continued,…

Why We Must Forgive

February 18, 2014
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I was walking through a parking lot today, and I saw a sign that read, “If reason is on your side, show forgiveness. If justice is on your side, show humility.” At first, it rattled me considering the state of…

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

August 3, 2013
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Saturday, August 1, 2013 4:51 AM During our transitional process, we traveled quite a few times within the states. (See Planes, Trains, and Auto Deals coming soon.) In one trip, while waiting in the airport, my daughter saw a designated…