Most of you know by now that I am what you would call a Morning Person. I appreciate the title and own up to all that it stands for.
Like most mornings I jump out of bed with ease. This morning I woke up on the couch.
I arrived home late last night (or should I say [...]
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Focused, I was as I was walking to my connecting train. I felt a tap on my shoulder. Oh, it’s one of my colleagues from one of my many jobs. Any time I see her I know I’m late.
SHE: This is twice in a row I’ve seen you this week.
ME: I know. Go figure. And [...]
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While sitting at my desk the other day, I received a phone call from a friend. They wanted to go out for drinks. Seeing as how my schedule would be busy for the remainder of the week, I thought that today was a good a time as any.
On arrival to the spot of choice, I [...]
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One of my colleagues walked up on me the other day to seek my opinion on a matter, which has been disturbing him. He told me that he felt discriminated against because of the color of his skin. Actually, it wasn’t just the color of his skin that was the problem but his specific shade [...]
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Yesterday while at daycare, my youngest niece was struck with a plastic hammer on her knee by one of her classmates. She immediately went into shutdown mode and my sister was notified. My niece was taken to the hospital because she was obviously in pain and wouldn’t talk. Today, we find out that she was [...]
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The world can be a very evil and ugly place. This world if filled with people who are looking to make a fool out of you. They are looking to humiliate and disrespect you for the sake of their own amusement. Be warned!
I say all this to bring you to a video of something that seems [...]
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When I woke up this morning I learned two things. One, Elliot Spitzer paid a woman $4,300 for some ass. Two, the Vatican has added more sins to the list of deadly sins.
I’ve read, watched, and heard all I need to hear about Elliot Spitzer and realize that he is a bone head. How goes [...]
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Thank you, 2008, for giving us an extra day for Black History Month. It is greatly appreciated. Not sure if anyone has learned anything new about Black people and the history that Black people have made in America and across the world but the month is still appreciated by many.
While attending a seminar the other [...]
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Some Things You Just Don’t Say
My co-worker was on her phone leaving a message to some dude she has been seeing for a couple of months. She happens to be white and her boyfriend of the moment is black. These were her words:
Why haven’t I heard from you? It’s been a couple of days now [...]
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It is my right, not a privilege, to vote.
I woke up this morning with the understanding that voting was going to take place today and I was going to be a part of the event. I made a phone call to a friend to inquire whether she would be voting or not.
“Are you going to [...]
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What makes you black? Is it the way you walk? The way you talk? How you wear your clothes? How about your shower habits?
I’ve been called an Oreo many times in my life. I’m used to it although I don’t identify with it. This past weekend, I found my Blackness being questioned by another black [...]
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