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Tag Archives: race
The Fits: Movie Review
I was compelled to watch “The Fits” after I found a well written review in my purging basket from Elle Magazine. The review read “Shortly after Toni joins a step-dancing drill team at a rec center in Cincinnati’s gritty west … Continue reading
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Tagged convulsion episodes, emotions, horror film, hustling, movie review, opportunity, oppression, politicians, poltics, race, Royalty Hightower, second chances, social justice, tainted water, The Fits, woke
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Representation
If in high school i’d felt as if I were representing my neighborhood, now at Princeton I was representing my race. Anytime I found my voice in class or nailed an exam, I quietly hoped it help make a larger … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged advocacy, Believe, career goals, employment opportunities, entrepreneur, faith, gender, goals, gratitude, How did you get here, inspiration, introductions, judgmental, life, lifestyle, mentor, Michelle Obama, mindfulness, neighborhood, Networking, opportunity, poverty, professionals, purpose, race, realationships, Representation, resume, sterotypes, success, support system
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Dealing With Offensive Remarks At Work
I am a middle-aged white female who works in a retail setting with colleagues whose skin tones are every color imaginable. I respect my co-workers, and they respect me. Our company generally does whatever makes the customer happy. But this is … Continue reading
Posted in Networking, Reading
Tagged advocacy, book review, harassment, opportunity, oppression, optimism, politicians, poltics, race, racisim, rejection, second chances, self-awareness, skin shaming, slavery, social justice, social worker, sterotypes, success, therapy, values, What would you do ?, woke, Work place discrimination
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13th Amendment :Movie Review
I was compelled to watch the documentary 13th, not because everybody was like have you seen it yet, but because I came across this article in my career journal “Obama Commutes More Drug Sentences”. What I found powerful in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 amendment, activists, african americans, antiquting, Ava DuVernay, criminal justice system, drug sentences, emotions, hustling, incarceration, justice, liberal scholars, movie review, netflixs, Obama, opportunity, oppression, politicians, poltics, race, second chances, slavery, social justice, woke
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