Tag Archives: ancestors
Culture Styles
Style has a profound meaning to black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the world will envy the dexterity of our feet. If we can’t have a ham, we will boil chitterlings; if we are given … Continue reading
Stop Waiting
We kept waiting for the right time to come, but somehow it didn’t. The day wasn’t quite special enough the occasion not quite as big as we thought it needed to be, I set the delicate cup and saucer in … Continue reading
If Not Us, Then Who?
Dear God, please don’t let fear or timidness stop me from speaking up for something I believe in. May I remember that my voice matters, and it may be needed now more than ever. Amen. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks … Continue reading
Privilege of Travel
Travel is an enormous privilege. As a writer and a professor, I get to move through the world in a way that was out of reach for my ancestors and is still out of reach for many people. I’m grateful … Continue reading
Stand Up
On Not Giving Up Her Seat on the Bus “I was a teenager at the time, and we had been learning about Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth in school. When a white woman got on the bus and the driver … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 