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Blackness isn’t a commodity; don’t let it get hijacked…oh yeah, it’s Juneteenth

June 18, 2025 by Shay

I grew up in a Black America where our history didn’t get the full coverage and respect that it was due. It was a time when too many white folks at best strived to be color blind and reduce racial differences to the cringe-inducing melting pot concept. In the 70s through the very early 90s …

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The gentrification of equity in media and content

June 16, 2025 by Shay
Money fanned out in front of a white person's face

My writing for the last several months has focused more on political and current events, but today I need to take a detour back to my lane of anti-racism work, because there is something that has been gnawing at me that I finally can put into words. Over the last year, the world has been …

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Umm, please don’t sit…and other thoughts on activism

June 13, 2025 by Shay
A tattered-looking triangular street sign like a yield sign, but with an exclamation point on it

Earlier this week, I found myself in a conversation with my ex-husband and, as longtime readers know, we have an amicable relationship. He’s still my emergency contact and over the years he has played a pivotal role in helping me develop Black Girl in Maine. We were discussing the constitutional crisis and the overall political …

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