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 …
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 …
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 …