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In 1961 District Judge Harold Cox was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He was known as a raci...
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Archive for 2014
Photography Aspirations: My Latest Money Shots
So, a couple of weeks ago I decided to visit my regional park to do some thinking. Just for kicks,.
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What do Nikki Giovanni and My Mom Have in Common?
The last year I performed in the Nutcracker. I was a flower.
As those of you who follow my.
Why Are the Holidays so D*!@n Hard??
I swear, holidays conspire to make us work hard at achieving their promised happiness. My best guess.
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Now on Bloglovin'
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After doing my usual procrastination, I've finally gotten around to.
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Black Lives DO Matter
I'm publishing a day early this week because Thanksgiving is fast approaching and I don't want to.
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This Thanksgiving I'm Thankful for Last Thanksgiving
We're coming up on Thanksgiving and I'm pretty sure you know I'm ecstatic. Not only because it's a.
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Being the Token
On the list of things I'm passionate about, race relations and dance rise to the top. So, it's no.
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Halloween Starts the Countdown to Festivus
It feels weird saying because I'm such a spring/summer person, but we're actually going into one of.
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The Power of Saying What You Want
I sent a three-word text message this weekend that reminded me of the power of words. What could.
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Monday's Muse: The Cost of Devalued Lives
Last week when I ran across the story of Lennon Lacy, a young man found hanged near his home in North.
Does Life Imitate...Chess??
Lately I've been looking at the characteristics of my professional role models. The one thing they.
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Monday's Muse: Wanted - Robin Hood
Has anyone else heard about this JPay scandal that is ripping off the families of inmates nationwide?.
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Hindsight is a B*@%h
The picture to the left is me at my first ballet recital. I was 6 years old, and if you can.
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The Finale: Trust Issues
I truly enjoyed the process of writing my Loneliness Series, The Science of Loneliness and.
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Monday's Muse: Love My Pit Bull
Last night I watched Cesar Millan's National Geographic documentary titled Love My Pit Bull and really,.
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The Science of Loneliness Part Deux
When I wrote last week's free think post, The Science Of Loneliness, I didn't plan for it to be a two-part.
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Monday's Muse: Why is Black Hair Everyone's Business??
About a year and half ago, I began allowing the relaxer to grow out of my hair. This is the.
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The Science of Loneliness
I'm lonely. No matter where I am or who I'm with - both in a given moment or in the larger scheme of.
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Monday's Muse: Selfie Nation
The other day, I was flipping through my September issue of Essence when an article titled Selfie.
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Dog Days of Summer
Right before I went on my summer hiatus, I adopted a dog, Nellie.
The last couple of months have been.
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My Latest Thing, Doll Clothes
I get more junk mail than a little bit, but the other day when I was clearing out my gmail inbox, something.
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Energy
What happens when your voice becomes blocked and the only words you have belong to others.
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Hidden Track: Coping
If I had something, anything on my stomach, I probably would’ve thrown it up. Instead I’m left arm-in-arm.
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When Flipping the Script Goes Wrong: Review of 'The Isis Papers'
I'm a little embarrassed to say that as a scholar of African American Literature, I'm just getting.
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Dance Fever
Earlier this year, while I was being lazy and not posting to my blog, I was actually not being lazy.
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The Classics: 'Infra 5' - Max Richter
I always say if someone were ever to make a movie about me, this song has to be in it. Love how it.
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[My] Definition of Friendship
Sometimes the easist way to define something is to list every thing it's not. So here goes.
Having.
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