My mother was killed on August 1, 2014 while driving to her final teacher recertification class. She was about to start teaching in a new county and had to take courses in preparation for the fall school start. The person who hit her car, resulting in her hitting a beltway lane divider, was a Maryland State Police cadet. My mother was killed a week before Michael Brown. Other … [Read more...]
Black and Light-Skinned: A Story of Racial Identity Before and After Rachel Dolezal
One year, I was a featured artist at a local spoken word venue where I had routinely performed before. The mostly white audience members always seemed to appreciate the performances I had shared in the past, with many coming up to me afterwards to gush over how much I had inspired them or entertained them. This particular evening, I decided to debut a poem I had written called … [Read more...]
