Silenced & Shut-Out for my Blackness
I drink more wine than is recommended by my doctor. I curse. I love a good party; and will dance all night. I, in my late 40s will wear a […]
A Bird’s Eye View: What the Bird Doesn’t See
The mountain I frequently hike is like a quirky friend, who loves shopping at thrift shops—rummaging though large boxes and through wobbly racks of moth-smelling clothes. She shows up at […]
Unfriended: What Happens When Folks Try To Have Uncomfortable Conversations
Spasmodic rain – quickly switching between many large and heavy drops, and sparser, smaller ones – during my rush hour drive allowed my brain to wander to subjects that had […]
Aunt Randi Talks Birthday Donations
I’m one of dem people, who ain’t answering the doorbell if you didn’t tell me you was comin’ by. It’s just rude in my opinion to roll up on folks […]
The Emoji Reactions FB Needs to Add For Black Folks
I know that Facebook is having major issues right now, but perhaps they could distract the public and satisfy their Black customers by adding these very needed emoji reactions. Praying […]
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
Selfie Saturation Cessation
I have to admit something that I am not comfortable admitting. I genuinely want women to adore themselves; and I believe that true sensuality comes from a full acceptance and […]
FACEBOOK ????????
Why do you wish someone a “happy birthday” on FB when they don’t have a FB account? If you are having the “time of your life” at the event how or why did you take 167 pictures in those 2 hours? Baby, if you are so sick, particularly those of you who complain about your splitting migraine headache or the constant vomiting, why in the hell would you want to be reading or typing on FB?
Silence
Silence. Helicopters were overhead, all of our televisions were on, my house phone and cell phones kept ringing with friends crying, preaching, urging action, praying. What I heard most was […]