Shay 
I turned 50 in January, and the months leading up to my birthday were riddled with angst, as I envisioned myself dying several days after turning 50—just like my mother did. My fears may have seemed overblown unless you knew that my her father died at 54, and my mother had long feared that like …
Since 2008, Black Girl in Maine Media has been a Maine-based blog and resource for anti-racism work. Over the years, we have had a number of talented writers as part of our crew, including internationally known bluesman and storyteller Samuel James. Until late last year, Samuel was a regular BGIM Media staff writer, who you …
Before I begin, a few words from a George Carlin routine that I have cherished for years (here’s a link to a 2006 performance of it, if you want to get it all in context)… “They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking … That doesn’t help them … You know …