To be heard; to be believed: Musings of a Black woman

“This post sounds like a lot of rationalizing to avoid facing your own markedly egocentric behavior. It’s always about you, and if it isn’t, you make sure to see that it becomes so.” – A commenter on this blog ________________________________________________________ Writing about race and racialized experiences in mixed racial company at times has become increasingly difficult …

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The ever-elusive safety problem or a culture of fear

On a very basic level, everyone wants to be safe but one person’s safety is another person’s fear…or even terror. Americans of a certain ilk spend a great deal of time focusing on their personal safety. People will stretch themselves to live in “safe” areas with “good” amenities; others will amass an arsenal of weapons …

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An Open Letter to The Chef and The Gardener or my final thoughts on the matter

If you didn’t read this post, Neither You Nor Your Money are Welcomed Here…Real Life Happenings, I would encourage you to do so. ___________________________ Dear Maureen and David DBA The Chef and The Gardener, As you have not reached out to me or my estranged husband who emailed you after receiving your email from a …

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