The Gift – Thank you, Sisters
I was in 2nd grade with uneven pony tails, crooked teeth, a fondness for Hello Kitty and Scooby Doo when I resolutely decided the answer to that oft asked question, […]
The Question Was The Answer: How One Friend’s Question Helped Me After Terrence Crutcher’s Death
Yesterday, I prayed. Yesterday I dropped to my knees and rested my head on my clutched hands on the side of my bed, closed my eyes and prayed (just the way I used to before going to bed throughout my childhood).
Invitation Indignation
Facebook provides us with a quick glance into our friends’ and families’ most exciting times. We get to see the outrageous to the elegant: the décor, the fashion, the antics and the venue. We get a small thrill, a mini-mind vacation, from this voyage into someone else’s
Leslie Jones: We See YOU
Though she is 6 feet tall. Though she is 48 years old. Though she is a TV and movie star. I know that those bullies touched the 6-year-old Black girl, […]
What If It Had Been “Rashawn Lewis” Instead of Ryan Lochte
Dateline: August 18, 2016 — Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Highly regarded Brazilian authorities have reported that four Members of the United States Olympic Basketball Team are suspected of vandalizing a […]
Ellen’s Mistep Shot Off Faster Than Usain Bolt
I laughed at Ellen’s tweet with Usain Bolt. I found it funny.It seems that even Usain Bolt found it funny, as he retweeted it. Does that necessarily mean that the […]
Chin Hair & Old Friends
I swear we get old the same way that we get fat—suddenly. You have birthdays every year. And you feel great. Hell, you look great. You have embraced the euphemism, […]
Beyonce’s Lemonade: She Spilled the Tea
As I type this post, my middle finger hurts, particularly when I bend it too much. I have what’s called “trigger-finger” which is caused when you do a repetitive movement […]
Prince: Larger than Life; Bigger than Death
I faked it. Going to concerts was the thing to do. And when you are a teenager you do whatever that thing to do is; so I went to various […]
Pennies on the $
The walls were coated in Aegean blue. The tile floor and the tablecloths where crisp White. Massive pots throughout the open space housed olive trees. The restaurant had the busy […]