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Posted on December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

New essay up on Baltimore Style magazine.

No Longer Watching the Clock: One writer lets motherhood find her

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Me & Elijah (Mufasa in the background) kicking it this rainy Saturday šŸ˜ #auntie
Heading to bed & noticed it snowed ā„ļø Gā€™night!
This is unacceptable. Thank you to @mochach1na for your posts because thatā€™s how I first became aware of this uptick in violence against Asian folks. Thank you to @thedwmckinney for sharing @blackliturgies post which Iā€™ve reposted here. Thank you to @blackliturgies for finding the words & sharing them w/ us.
Good morning ā˜€ļø Hope yā€™all have a good dayāœŒšŸ¾ & šŸ’œ
Snow day ā„ļø
R.I.P. to Cicely Tyson who has been a part of the culture from my earliest days. From seeing her in Roots, to countless movies in between. More recently I enjoyed her as Analise Keatingā€™s mother on How to Get Away w/ Murder & her role in Ava Duvernayā€™s Cherish the Day. I think I actually believed sheā€™d be in the physical plane forever. Earlier today I was reminding myself to order her book. So thankful I got to share this earth w/ her. šŸ’œ Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya.
Check out @wallykool video for his poem ā€œJesus Drove a Hondaā€ link to full video in his biošŸ”„ Powerful!Posted @withregram ā€¢ @wallykool ā€œJesus Drove a Hondaā€. The Prelude. The Opening Scene. The Genesis. Inspired and dedicated to the youth of my city. Their Voice. My Vision. These Words šŸ–ŠšŸŒ¹
This here is Thelma Jefferson, my paternal grandmother, holding & soothing lilā€™ olā€™ me. She been on my mind strong. She passed less than 6 months after I graduated from college & I miss her so much. I couldnā€™t wait to get to know her as a woman, but that never really happened. One strong memory I have is when I was 21 she was driving me to the train station in Aberdeen to take the Amtrak to New York to prepare for our week of activities before graduation. I didnā€™t know she had cancer at the time. As she pulled up to the train station & I went to hop out, all pumped off youthful excitement for the partying that would happen once I reached NY, she stopped me & said, ā€œDonā€™t be a vain woman.ā€ I remember wondering why she said that, & also that years before she told me she had been vain. She held my gaze & everything slowed down for just a moment. Then it was me jumping out the car, grabbing my bag, & waving goodbye. I didnā€™t know she would be gone less than six months later. Iā€™m glad we got to talk, that she never judged me despite some of the b.s. I ended up in, & that we got to watch Miami Vice & the Golden Girls together . We also shared a few white wine spritzers. šŸ’œ #tbt Pic 1: Me & Her pic 2: Her in the Havre de Grace Consolidated (?) or Middle School year book. Saw this at the HdG Colored School exhibit

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