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Storyteller

There’s a different multitude of colors, and everybody has a piece of the story to tell. So it’s just like, what is your piece? How do you want to say it? How is the world from your perspective? What are … Continue reading

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Gratitude

Lord, I’m grateful that You are greater than my mind could ever comprehend. Help me to trust You today.

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Playing With Dolls

It was Los Angeles in the 1950s, and my mother was ahead of her time. After my older sister, Debbie, got a doll, I wanted one just like hers. Of course my mother said yes. My mother’s friend, June, came … Continue reading

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Cooking

We cook because it gives us joy to put a smile on someone else face. Food is the common denominator. It doesn’t care about your ethnicity or pocketbook. The only thing it cares about is that you sit down relax, … Continue reading

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Treat Everyone with Dignity

“I want people to know that I’m Black—I want you to see my color. I want you to know that I’m queer. I want you to know that I’m racialized and politicized. It’s really important for me to name that, … Continue reading

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