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A Tale of Two Negros (Part 1)

 “Take all of the stories that you heard, and all of the books that you’ve read and all of the movies that you’ve seen…now imagine that it was worse.” – My Father On Segregation **This is part 1 of a two part blog (in excess of 8K words). I already press your attentions too muchContinue reading “A Tale of Two Negros (Part 1)”

And Then There Was One.

“Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another” -Toni Morrison, Beloved. Happy New Year, everyone. Happy 2013. Happy clean slate. Happy new beginnings. Happy new year’s resolutions. Of course! Happy promises to make more and to eat less. Happy once concerted effort to quit smoking, and to exercise regularly. HappyContinue reading “And Then There Was One.”