Shay I think sometimes it is easy to forget that despite all that is wrong with the world in terms of the “isms” that many of us face, that there truly has been more progress than most of us realize. It wasn’t that long ago, that the idea of a Black man as president was absolutely …
Fifteen years ago today, my little brother walked me down a very long aisle where I decided to try my hand at marriage for a second time. I was 24 years old and considering it was already my second attempt at marriage; I admit the quiet voice in my head was yelling “what are you …
I sometimes feel that as an African-American woman choosing to live in a rather homogenous (okay, very white) state is a brave choice. In my decade in Maine I have had many well-meaning friends and family members ask when I will be leaving; that’s a good question. To be honest I don’t know. When I …