I took the long Valentine's/President's Day weekend off because I needed to love on my boys without distraction. And that's exactly what I did. We made Valentine's Day card mailboxes which my eldest insisted on carrying around and sleeping with all weekend long. (He did a great job of decorating it.) We learned to skate. … Continue reading All About Atlanta: Atlanta University Center
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Black History Month: Can Blackness be measured or defined?
In the past, I’ve joked about my “Black card” being revoked, being uninvited to the Black people cookout, and being denied access to the secret Black people meetings. I’ll likely continue to joke about those things. I do know Black people, however, who do NOT joke about that stuff. Which of us is Blacker? I … Continue reading Black History Month: Can Blackness be measured or defined?
Black History Month: Do any of us actually know ALL the words to the Black National Anthem?
The way I grew up, you’d think my family would have sang the Black National Anthem before every Thanksgiving and Christmas meal. In reality, despite all the things I knew about Black history and all the many times I’d watched Roots, Shaka Zulu and the entire series of Eyes on the Prize, I had never … Continue reading Black History Month: Do any of us actually know ALL the words to the Black National Anthem?
