Black History Month Reading 31 Jan, 2016 A friend posted this on social media: “White privilege is your history being part of the core curriculum and mine being taught as an elective.” I keep… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Twelve Candles 29 Dec, 2015 My son stands on the threshold of twelve. And I shudder. I should beam with maternal pride at the young man he is growing into with each… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Stillborn Saints 01 Nov, 2015 This morning I crack my eyes open and see the saints. They are marching past, a pageant of virtue from generations gone by. Madeline L’Engle and Henry… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Reading on Race 01 Jul, 2015 The killing of Trayvon Martin woke me up. I’m the mother of a brown son, and brown daughter. The world no longer sees them as sweet adopted… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Becoming her 30 Jun, 2015 I saw the cover of this book and was instantly transfixed. The image broke something open in me. Something felt became something named – or closer to… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
They Belong to You 08 Jun, 2015 I watched the police officer grab the young black girl by her thick cords of hair, swinging her off her feet, off the ground and then onto… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ I am the betrayer } 13 Dec, 2014 Often times personal lament and confession overlap. There are moments we see ourselves amid the ashes and we complain, confess, speak out our part in the wrongness… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
some to comfort 01 Dec, 2014 Everyone wants to deck the halls with blaring reds and shining silvers, eager to rush into celebration. We love the Christmas music, old and new, the blow-out… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
all the saints 01 Nov, 2014 Halloween is a night of pseudo ghouls, ghosts and goblins. I turn off the light on the porch to signal there’s no candy on offer, no costume-clad… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
brown boy walking 09 Oct, 2014 He was walking to school in the morning air, right before the sun warmed away the chill. Backpack slung over one shoulder, dangling as he shuffled in… Share:FacebookTwitteremail