Amplifying voices everywhere though social awareness and activism.
The AP recently changed its style guide to capitalize the "I" in Indigenous and the "B" in Black. This was nice to see, as both communities have been doing so on their own for quite a while now. For me, I've capitalized the B in Black for years, but always inconsistently. I made it a... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure if this is the blogging norm, but I don't really plan out my posts. Sometimes, I have a topic (or a few), that I know I want to write about, and I'll make a mental note of that - but otherwise, I just usually sit down and...start writing. Except for when there's... Continue Reading →
Most people I know, are trying to make sure that they contribute to the BLM movement, police brutality protests and general anti-racist stance, in any way they can. I've been a part of and seen so many conversations where people are stressed, wanting to do more, but not knowing what that "more" thing is and... Continue Reading →
Things are moving so fast these days. It seems like there's breaking news damn near every hour, but I want to slow down for a moment and look at what's happened over the last week. Because believe me, If you don't take a second to acknowledge the change that's bubbling, it's easy to feel defeated.... Continue Reading →
Why are we still debating taking a knee? A very good friend, that I love, suggested that we should kneel but put our hands over our hearts to honor our heroes—which I can’t say that I hate that idea—on one hand it could be a unifying action that brings us together. On the other hand, I feel like... Continue Reading →
For the first time ever, I had people message me and ask if my next post was going to be about a certain topic. Yes, they were all asking about the protests and riots. But I didn't respond immediately. I looked at the messages and then closed out of Messenger. I went and did other... Continue Reading →
Dear unborn Black baby boy, I saw you today. You, with your strong heart and spine, refused to turn over for the ultrasound technician. You stood your ground and would not budge. I jumped and shook my belly. I begged you to flip over so we could see your heart. You proudly and defiantly refused... Continue Reading →
What do you think about when someone mentions Emmett Till? For me, it's how young he was. How savagely he was beaten and how disfigured his body was, laying in his casket. What comes to mind, is the white woman, Carolyn Bryant, who accused him of touching and whistling at her, and how on her... Continue Reading →
I know that many of y'all don't want to hear this, but we need to acknowledge that intersectionality and misogynoir come into play, even in areas such as which victims we rally around. I talked about Ahmaud last week, as did many people, on FB and every other social media platform. It was nice (nice... Continue Reading →
