“I liked him until he started acting Black,” she said, talking about me. “Acting Black? He is Black,” said my friend. Days prior: I had joined my friend’s Thanksgiving. Her cousin and I instantly connected, having deep conversations about E.E. cummings, Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni. “I wish you could come talk to my students,” she said. Later, driving to a play, I put Big Sean on repeat. We sang along — screamed, actually — with the windows down. The next day I asked my friend about her cousin. Upon learning she considered listening to rap “acting Black,” I figured it best to move on. — Darian Lane
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging”, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
Without blaming your ex what should you have done differently in your last relationship?
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“It feels like my performance is measured based on metrics created by someone who knows nothing about my job”– Anonymous Employee
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Instead of pressuring yourself to create something new, revisit past work that made you feel truly alive. Remember how you came up with it, remember the joy you felt in creating it, and allow yourself to feel that progress.
An easy way to choose a successful color scheme is to pick paint colors from a printed napkin or patterned paper. Stick with those colors throughout your spread, only adding black and white as accents. — Karen Campbell
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To be Young Gifted and Black: An Informal Autobiography, by Lorraine Hansberry. I have loved every play this woman has written. (Most are familiar with her other work “A Raisin in The Sun”). They are a transporting and phenomenal look into black life and black culture. So, pulling this one off the piles. I found myself filled with joy and gratitude. This book is valuable, and not just emotional as the book is a first edition family heirloom print! I felt like I had to wear a white glove to read this book (I did not). In a serendipitous moment while looking for my wallet at the antique shop. I pulled it out and the owner asked if he could see it. He did don white gloves, and was impressed with the pristine condition, smell, and authentic print smudges. He informed me he knew a bibliolater who would maybe pay $300 for it. I silently laughed at the price on the book jacket, which reads $1.50.
Unfortunately, this did not persuade me to finish this book. I stopped reading on page 131. This is not your typical Autobiography,. The format does not flow. The book is filled with what feels like personal journal entries, letters (personal correspondence and fan mail), poetry, photographs, critical reviews, interviews, and sketches intertwined with the plays she wrote during her short life. It is so much piled into 269 pages that it is hard to track. I found myself asking way too many questions, and not getting enough answers, which was why a perfect ending for me started on page 128 when an interviewer says to Hansberry, “The question you may be asked times – you may be tired of it – someone comes up to you and says: ‘This is not really a Negro play; why this could be about anybody it’s a play about people!’ What is your reaction? What do you say?” (128). Her answer is beautiful and elegant, and I will not share it with you here and encourage you to read the book, or if you’re familiar with Hansberry’s work. I am sure you know her reply.
