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Inherit

 I am a walking legacy and a living ancestor. 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 … Continue reading

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The End of Leaning In

 I recently came across a headline in the New York Times titled What Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ Has Meant to Women, then and now. My thoughts flashed back to why I never read this book. I then wondered “Are women still … Continue reading

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Systemic Racism

Re: “Olympics miss the mark on inclusion” [July 11, Opinion]: The most significant story of this moment after a year of racial reckoning is the continuing institutional degradation of Black women athletes even as their achievements are celebrated. A few examples must … Continue reading

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The Privileges of Driving

In a small discussion group for a course I was taking on racism, I described a time when a cop and I bantered back and forth after I’d been pulled over. A young Black man said, “I could not ever … Continue reading

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Uncomfortable Truth

Speaking my truth, even when its uncomfortable. I’m allowing myself the space to say to society, “Where have you been? How did you not notice our pain?” – Natarsha McAllister Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your … Continue reading

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