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The Mules of the World, or a Black Woman’s Reflection

May 23, 2017April 19, 2016 by Shay

“First, do no harm.” – Hippocrates This past weekend, I attended The White Privilege Conference and the first workshop that I sat in on was “Problem Women of Color—Re-imagining our Freedom and Institutional Oppression.” Given the twists and turns in my life, the session was a much-needed balm to my soul. Yet as I sat …

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Categories Racial and Cultural Tags misogynoir 2 Comments

Digital selves and real lives

May 16, 2020April 10, 2016 by Shay

Once upon a time in a world not that long ago, the acquisition and exchange of information was a multi-step process. When I was a wee lass, it often involved a physical trip to the library and meant asking the librarian for guidance, looking things up in the card catalog, trips to the stacks and …

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Categories personal growth, Random babble Tags digital lives, social media and life 2 Comments

A rare reflection on almost 25 years of mamahood

May 23, 2017April 4, 2016 by Shay

I started this blog back in the golden era of the “mommy blogger” (way back in those ancient times of 2008) and despite achieving some recognition as a mom blogger, it was clear early on that writing about my kids just wasn’t a sustainable gig for me. I owe this in part to the fact …

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Categories Parenting Tags adult children, Parenting 2 Comments
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