I think I mentioned in another post recently that mothering is wearing me out. Now, let me dispense with the usual caveats: I have great kids. Smart, beautiful, kind-hearted, loving kids. I love them with everything I have, and I am extraordinarily blessed to be their mother. And my parenting […]
I don’t write my deep dark secrets here on this blog, but I still have to be mindful of my ever-aging and online-reading offspring…and, now, mindful of potential employers, as well. There’s nothing I write that I’m ashamed of, nor do I misrepresent myself here or In Real Life. However, instinct tells me […]
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Courtesy of my dear friend and dueling laptops partner extraordinaire, below are some summer opportunities for writers of color.
I attended Hurston Wright last summer, and it was the best. Kick-started my determination to finish my novel, connected with some great emerging writers (who are way too quiet, wouldn’t you agree? Or maybe they […]
This past February, my girls and I watched the DVD Our Friend, Martin (thanks again to Christina for the heads up). In this movie, the main character, a black teenager named Miles, travels back in time and befriends a young Martin Luther King, Jr. The past and the present collide right up […]
This just in from fellow black Yalie, Dexter Upshaw…
I have created a social networking site (think Facebook or Myspace for
Christians) called “The Charisma Network.”
The Charisma Network is designed to bring progressive minded Christians
around the globe together for the purpose of building the Kingdom of God
through social networking, interaction and discussion.
You can create your own […]
“…It is hard to relate what it feels like to see Mrs. Clinton (I wish she felt self-assured enough to use her own name) referred to as “a woman” while Barack Obama is always referred to as “a black man.” One would think she is just any woman, colorless, race-less, past-less, but she is […]
My latest post is up over at AntiRacistParent. My kids always give me wonderful writing fodder. They earn their keep.
So I had this dream last night. I was at Kelly’s, this local bar with Franziskaner on tap and strong mojitos, and a jukebox featuring Nico/Velvet Underground, Johnny Cash, and the Geto Boys, but no Top 40. In the dream, I was with friends, old and new, and a good time–complete with […]
Hat tip to InkogNegro for pointing me in Jay Smooth’s direction in the first place.
