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Once Upon a Time in Alabama
Once upon a time in Alabama, there was a racist white man named Charles Agustus Lamar who was angry with Northern states and their desire to end slavery. He devised a plan to send a ship to Africa to buy Africans for $100 and sell them for $1,500. His ship, called the “Wanderer,” made national… Continue reading
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Is Anything Sacred Anymore?
Sometimes, I look at my people and wonder, is there anything we hold sacred? If not our bodies, then what? If not our history, then what? If not our truths, then what? If not our art, then what? If not our relationships, then what? If not the words we speak, then what? To what do… Continue reading
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Unapologetically You
I am no longer doing anything uncomfortable to make others comfortable. Yesterday, I turned 36, and you would think this is a lesson I’ve learned by now. But Paschal’s restaurant was the straw that broke the camel’s back. It upset me for a number of reasons. But first, a little history. I chose Paschal’s because… Continue reading
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Multiply Your Talents (Use Your Gifts)
There are headstones with the names of highly gifted people who died with those gifts still inside them. Brilliant people who passed but never passed that intellect on for anyone else’s benefit. They died smart. Highly passionate people who never dared to love fully, and wealthy people who are so poor, all they have is… Continue reading
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Dancing Between Two Truths
I get emotional when I remember the faces of the children I used to teach, who are now young adults. Their formerly round and babyish faces have thinned out to resemble those of young adults. They provide concrete evidence of the passage of time. My nieces, nephews, and students are now in college, studying a… Continue reading
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