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Why Blackface just won’t go away

May 23, 2017October 28, 2013 by Shay

It seems this weekend while I was busy learning the fine art of how to become a yoga teacher, the social media world was ablaze with a viral Blackface problem. I wish I could say that I am shocked but I am not. Last year when my now grown up kiddo was slugging away in …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural Tags blackface 2 Comments

A belt is not a belt…structural racism 2013

May 23, 2017October 24, 2013 by Shay

Shopping while Black, the ultimate in personal humiliation whether your goal is recreational retail therapy or securing much needed items. The shopping while black experience strips you of your retail goals and your humanity as store clerks in retail establishments decide that based on the color of your skin you are a threat to the …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural 4 Comments

Growing up and what no one tells you or midlife is messy

May 23, 2017October 21, 2013 by Shay

When I was a younger woman, I used to be a fan of making lists and having a plan for my life. Somehow believing that if I could reduce my life down to a neat and orderly checklist that I would stay on task and that I was actually an adult, but life often does …

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Categories Midlife Changes 2 Comments
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