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Racial and Cultural

Another dead black teen, humanity denied yet again

May 23, 2017February 16, 2014 by Shay

Another dead black child, another childless mother and another scared white man who feared for his life at the hands of an underage and unarmed black teenager. The only difference this time is that unlike the last case involving a dead black child and a scared white man who took a life, the latest scared …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural Tags Jordan Davis 3 Comments

Yoga, Toxic Twitter and the Shared Thread of White Supremacy

May 7, 2020February 2, 2014 by Shay

Several years ago, I shared in this space how terribly difficult it is for me to have honest and real friendships with the vast majority of white women that I know; the only exception being white women who hail from working class backgrounds similar to my own where we can meet at the intersection of …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural 8 Comments

Working while Black…what that check really costs

May 23, 2017January 10, 2014 by Shay

After talking about it for what seems like forever, I have finally started my new position. Despite the early wake up time and the hellacious commute, I couldn’t be happier. My happiness though is not just in having a new job; my happiness is rooted in the fact that for the first time in eleven …

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Categories Maine, Racial and Cultural 3 Comments
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