“What I know now, after all these years trying to climb out of a hole, is that I am part of a long line of women, Black women especially, who believe we have no right to pain, rage, sadness, that to acknowledge them, let alone walk all the way [...]
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Yesterday morning I had a conversation that got me thinking. Twitter was poppin with discussions about the death of actor Corey Haim and my girl, Bassey, offered up her thoughts as to what may have led to his demise: mental illness. She’s quite familiar with the subject because she suffers from depression and is [...] Oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree…you really ARE too big for my living room, but you're cute anyway! I pray your holiday was as wonderful as mine. I began my day with the munchkin, waking up and opening his presents. He told me, “See mommy, I wasn’t on the naughty list! Santa brought my presents [...] A little girl broke my heart. Yesterday while perusing the Snag Films website, I ran across a documentary called “Autumn’s Eyes.” It sounded familiar and when I looked at the credits I knew why. Last year I had the opportunity to attend a 2-day film workshop for teachers and one of the presenters was Gabriel Noble, [...] Dear Munchkin, I can’t believe it, you’re FOUR!! My little baby—excuse me—little MAN celebrated another year of life today, and I’m in awe of how fast the years sprint by. It seems like yesterday I welcomed you into this world, all yellow and juicy, amazed that something so perfect could come of such an imperfect situation. Your first [...] Umoja: To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race ~~~remember whenyour neighbor, auntie,big mama down the blockcould pull your coattailmaking you stand so tallyour neck would pop? (c). me.~~~ today marks the start of Kwanzaa, the seven days we celebrate our families, traditions and culture. the first day, Umoja, highlights unity amongst the [...] (i LOVED this song…all hail the Queen) oh how i love the weekend! during the school year, my mood automatically shifts at 3:04 Friday afternoon. i’m off work, able to sleep in, breath easier, and just be ME. this weekend was very laid back. i didn’t grade any papers, which i really needed to do, but [...] in my ideal life, the one i used to imagine in my late teens, i saw myself as a cultural maven, hitting cocktail parties, discussing experimental art, writing, and living the lush life. i thought of myself as one of the posh new yorkers that stayed up late, drank cosmos (hey, sex & the city [...] when i found out i was pregnant with the munchkin, beloved struggled with my decision to have him. we were both students, i had just lost my job (our main source of survival), and we weren’t married. from the beginning i knew i wanted to usher this baby into the world. not really because i [...] Freddie Lee 5 am. Surrounded in silence, he bathes. thinking of all the things he can do. he lathers, shaves, and drenches himself in Obsession. the burgundy Olds is spotless and it’s time. seventy-one years have not slowed his pace. he still speeds like a man of twenty-threebarely stopping at lights and signs, never failing to [...]  |
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