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That’s it. Enough said. Just Kidding. I have a lot to say on this. As a Black woman, seeking mental and physical health care is difficult and taxing, as I have found most care providers pass a Brown paper bag test (if you don’t know what that is, you have reading to do). It is…
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The holiday season is bumpy and heartbreaking. This time of year is an annual trigger, like a loaded gun, busting open the same ouchy, boo-boos that just do not seem to close. The gift of childhood is irreplaceable. It is once in a lifetime and crucial. Vague but incredibly powerful memories of our parents, our…
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This (pagan) “holiday” season has dampened my faith in humanity. Commuting into the upper east side of Manhattan has exposed me to too much. Firstly, I learned that “rich” people are not particularly virtuous or “good”. Typically, it is the folk with fancy clothes and “good jobs” that are the first to trample on, step…
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Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:6 Colossians 4:6: Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Proverbs 18:21: Death and life are in the power…
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As a Christian woman, I understand the value of love. It is a commandment. I must love. I must love my neighbors and I must love my enemies. What happens when love and affection crosses the line into obsession and possessive behavior? As an eligible bachelorette, I know my strengths, and yet, I have many…
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Has American white supremacy dulled your senses? Have you forgotten that the extent of the world is brown skinned and lives outside of the United States? Did you forget? White supremacy will gaslight you out of your senses if you allow it. People question the reality of white supremacy because the accomplishments of Black people,…
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I am tired. I realize that, if I want 8-10 hours of sleep every night, I am walking the wrong path. What is worse is, I would like to be a special type of physician called an anesthesiologist. Or perhaps, a kind of surgeon. I am learning, exactly, the depth of sacrifice needed to actualize…
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Bonjour, mon amies. Comment ça va? This article is about power. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines power: Power \ n 1: the ability to act or produce an effect 2: a position of ascendancy over others: Authority 3: one that has control or authority; esp: a sovereign state 4: physical might The current reign of White supremacist,…
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In a grim, dark, and dreary world filled with the elements of oppression and general hostility toward humanity, my science classes provide a refuge that unburdens me. The study of science has become the key that unlocks my personal liberation. It grounds me in something larger than self. In a self-focused world that fosters division…
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Within the hierarchical, American class system, Blackness is often synonymized and associated with being “lower class”. That is, being poor, having limited resources, and having little formal education. The subconscious associations are ever-present throughout American society. American marketing and advertising, one of the mainstream methods of communicating with and reproducing the current class hierarchy is…
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