RECAP of Week 4: February 22nd – 26th, 2021 Pride. If I had to summarize this month long journey in one word that would be it. Every year I become more proud to be Black. Not because it becomes any more special or easier to be but because the deeper
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WEEK 1 – February 1st – 5th – HIGHLIGHTS We began the week with a contract. You’d assume that as a Black womxn, I had made this commitment at birth but I think it’s important to read the words of this contract “I WILL PROTECT BLACK PEOPLE” and truly commit
Give me the restAt their root, our online conversations about the Oscars slap are arguments over boundaries: who has the right to set and enforce them, and how? The general consensus? Not Black women.
Give me the restHaving a child with Down syndrome will change your life – for the better.
Give me the restTierra takes a break from her annual griping about the white mainstream’s ahistorical embrace of Black moderates to share MLK’s 1963 speech at Western Michigan University.
Give me the restThe one about being hit by a wedding bouquet you didn’t want to catch.
Give me the restIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here. So why did this pile of holiday cards make Tierra cry?
Give me the restJasmine discusses almost losing her daughter during the pandemic. Trigger warning: self-harm, suicide I noticed she was more withdrawn, but I assumed it was the typical 14-year-old behavior. Spending her first year of high school online was not all she had in mind. I gave her space to show her
Give me the restTierra tells the story of her daughter’s death on the fourth anniversary of the day.
Give me the restOur new city is mostly good. We’re slowly building a network of wonderful people. Our neighborhood is Mayberry-level safe and quiet. Michigan is gorgeous. We live near more beaches than I can count. The local Down syndrome association is really active and welcoming. And we could never afford a house
Give me the rest0 Pinterest I know, I know. I’ve been on an extended hiatus. But cut me some slack: I moved my husband, my little kids and everything I own across the country to a town where we don’t have family. I been busy. We’ve been soaking up everything west Michigan has
Give me the restNow this is a salad, and it has potatoes in it. But I cannot stress enough: this is not Potato Salad. This is a lower case potato salad. A salad with potatoes.
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