The Soapbox

To my beautiful black daughters in Trump’s America

“So, my hope for the future of this country – and world – lies in you. It is in your unapologetic love of yourself and your culture. It is in the love you, and many others, are spreading through day-to-day interactions. It is in your revolutionary act of being … and not just being, but being happy and proud of who you are. And it is in the way you will continue to educate, speak out against injustice, and fight for the liberation of all people.” READ MORE

A Plague on Words

Numb

Right now though, I’m a bit numb. I’m slowly, methodically, painstakingly, beginning to come out of it. But, like Al Pacino in Godfather 3, just when I think I’m out … it pulls me back in. I’ve been numb for a good portion of the week. Number than numb…

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