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Turning 50: A Black woman’s thoughts

February 7, 2023January 20, 2023 by Shay
Close-up view of top of a birthday cake in a dark room, focusing on the candles including a sparkler candle

In a culture that worships at the altar of youth, my enthusiasm about turning 50 (a mere 72 hours from when I’m writing this) may seem strange. I mean, 50 is old, isn’t it? Or at least well along the way to “old.” And who the hell wants to be old? Despite what society tells …

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Categories Commentary, Health, Mental Health, Midlife Changes, personal growth, Random babble 1 Comment

My bad penny moment with weight and the Black relatives card

September 26, 2022September 23, 2022 by Shay
close-up image of a medical scale

Despite living in this body as a Black woman for 49 years, writing about racism since the early 2000s, and serving as the executive director of the oldest continuously running anti-racism organization in the United States, I have a confession: The moments that I find myself in a racist exchange are pretty much my “bad …

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Categories Health, Racial and Cultural

When given a choice, they choose themselves and exploitation

August 27, 2021 by Samuel James

Healthcare workers across the country have been protesting vaccine mandates and they almost couldn’t be more cliché. They claim they have no options, no choice. Now, I don’t care if it’s COVID deniers, homophobes, transphobes, racists or whichever brand new bigot is hot on the block, they all screech about the same damn thing: My …

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