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I was minding my own black ass business enjoying the day that the lord hath made. It was a glorious one too. The words rang out. “Ugly nigger woman!” Stunned, I looked up. He looked me in my eyes, reloaded, and fired again. “You’re an ugly nigger woman!” I was hit. The words.. those hateful…
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Recently one of my mentors said to me, “you’re living the dream.” He was right. I am doing the meaningful work that I set out to do. It was a long road but I’m here. Could things be better? Always. But my life is what I envisioned it would be. Two years ago I was…
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Last month I attended the 60th annual pilgrimage in honor of Jonathan Myrick Daniels. It marked 60 years since the murder and martyrdom of Daniels. Jonathan Myrick Daniels was a twenty six year old Episcopal Theology Seminary student. He was killed in notoriously violent “Bloody Lowndes” County, Alabama in 1965. When Dr. King issued the…
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September is National Underground Railroad Month A few years back I read bell hook’s All About Love. Reading it made me realize how little I, like most people, actually knew about love. The way my being is set up, I fully immerse myself in whatever I’m doing. Love occupied my mind. It was front of…
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Unpaid historical reenactors This week marked the second anniversary of the infamous Montgomery Riverfront Brawl, also known as “Fade in the Water” and the “Alabama Sweet Tea Party.” To refresh your memory, the brawl broke out after Damien Pickett, a black security guard, asked white boaters to move their boat. It was parked in the…
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I’ve learned many lessons studying history. The two most valuable ones, I apply to my day to day life. The first lesson was the concept of change over time. How does a thing change over a period of time? Secondly, progress is not permanent nor is it linear. Having that frame of reference is helping…
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A year ago I adopted a dog from the Elmore County Animal Shelter. I had been perusing shelter websites, but wasn’t sure if I was ready to commit. Milo’s profile caught my attention. I thought, I’ll reach out and just see what happens. The next day I went to meet Milo. Again, just to see.…
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I had been wrestling with the topic of my first blog post. What should it be about? Should it be about me? Which of the many pressing issues should I tackle first? Should it be lighthearted? Serious? Would anyone even read it? The Call. A woman who lived in Washington D.C. called about a historic…
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