I watched a lot of TV when I was growing up. Back when sitcoms ruled the day. I remember doing plenty of other things, too: reading, playing outside, playing dress-up, playing with dolls, doing more reading, listening to Casey Kasem's Top 40. But somehow there was still plenty of time for sitting in front of... Continue Reading →
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois is #31 on Modern Library's list of Top 100 Nonfiction. It was published in 1903, so as I read it, I asked myself how far we had come in erasing the color line 113 years later. Not far enough. Du Bois talks about the blacks of... Continue Reading →
The West End Museum had been on my birthday to-do list for a few years, and I finally made it there this year. All I knew about the West End before my visit was its general location in the city of Boston and that actor Leonard... Continue Reading →
I've often wondered which lucky employees at nail polish companies get to name the colors. Essie's are always fun: Need a Vacation Chinchilly Power Clutch Bikini So Teeny And OPI: Aphrodite's Pink Nightie Amazon...Amazoff Desperately Seeking Sequins I Eat Mainely Lobster Nail polish is one of the few beauty products I use on a somewhat... Continue Reading →
My heart is heavy...three tragedies this week. I am in a state of disbelief. How do we fix this? I'm not sure, but what I am sure of is that white people need to step up and help change the future. I've heard a few times over the past few days that "this [police brutality]... Continue Reading →
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