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Continue reading →: Crime and Punishment
We have a serious problem in this country because all too frequently they are mismatched. My daughter and I have received a flagrant introduction to the justice system. The justice system assumes that anyone whom becomes engaged with it is familiar… Today is my daughter’s trial. Another sentence I never…
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Continue reading →: Radio Silence
I don’t think I’ve ever gone this long without posting. Sometimes the world becomes overwhelming and I become withdrawn. Like I need to recharge or reboot to successfully interact. I usually write poetry to get back to an even keel, but the words did not come… I’m searching for higher…
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Continue reading →: I’ll Light Your Ass Up
That’s what the trooper said to Sandra Bland before he yanked her from her vehicle. We lit her up in our own way to push for justice. #SandraBland #SayHerName
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Continue reading →: They’ve Arrested and Assaulted My Daughter for .75
I received a good Samaritan call from a young lady, telling me that the police just handcuffed my daughter at a subway station. She said they slammed her on the ground and put their knee in her back. Of course, she is 18 now… I try to stay calm and…
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Continue reading →: A Red Flag
When I saw it in a vehicle’s back window or on a rusty bumper, I knew what to expect. If it was displayed in a shop window, I knew to steer clear especially south of the Mason – Dixon. It was literally and figuratively a red flag. But at least…
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Continue reading →: Keep Doing What You’re Doing
Happy Father’s Day! You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be there! To all the fathers, uncles, grandfathers, cousins, brothers and mothers who are helping to guide and raise our children to be secure, happy and productive, thank you. It takes a village.
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Continue reading →: Be Soft. Be Strong.
As a single mom and the daughter of a single mom, I get it. This is not everyone’s story, but it is the soundtrack for the lives of many American children. There are many mothers doing the work of both parents and not by choice. For that reason, I think…
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Continue reading →: The Blahs
I have neglected my blog for sometime now. Every time I think about posting, I feel overwhelmed. Perhaps it’s the off-again-on-again rainy weather…or maybe it’s that I am wishing that I was back in Montego Bay… or maybe it’s because the world is crazier than ever… Whatever it is, don’t…
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Continue reading →: No Repeat Performances
I recently mustered the courage to watch 12 Years a Slave the other night. I never made it to the theater after repeated postponements and taped it on the DVR a few months ago. Excellent movie, but I will not watch it again. My daughter came downstairs as I was…
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I’m Ayoka
Welcome to Mule Of The World. Musings and rants from this Black woman. Zora Neale Hurston called the Black woman “the mule of the world.”
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