has it seemed that the level of hatred in the u.s. has significantly expounded? i’ve been pondering that. i’ve been vacillating between whether i’m feeling increasingly paranoid or whether these feelings and instincts are justified. for instance, there have been reports that there is 244% increase in militia groups in this country. that is insane. i get it – some white people are freaking out about having a black president. their idea about what “their america” is feels threatened (gotta love when immigrants have the nerve to be indignant about “their country” changing. fear leads to stupidity. i understand that. still… ( Read more )
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Feb
26
my piece in essence!
okay, technically it’s on essence(.com), but that’s apples and oranges. speaking of food, that’s what my piece is about:
Commentary: ‘Black People Don’t Have Eating Disorders’
Is there a connection between Black History Month and National Eating Disorders Awareness Week? For me, there is. I am Black and have spent years struggling with disordered eating. Let me share my process of accepting these two areas of my life.
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Aug
26
pale ou kreyol?
(i have no clue if i translated that phrase properly – work with me!)
after landing on mike bloomberg’s site today (random) and discovering i could choose to view the site in haitian creole, i thought how cool that would be to learn it.
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Aug
25
disgusting oil company
i wish i was sending a positive note, but i’m not. i am DISGUSTED with a certain oil company. i would love to share more with you (because, c’mon, who wants to hear a rant without the details?) i’m not going to say more because, despite my desire to forgo restraint, i think i need to.
just know that there’s a valid reason and when (if) i can share more details, i think you’ll agree.
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