One Word.

I saw this question on Twitter a couple of nights ago, and I loved it because it made me think.  My answer was too long for 140 characters, so I decided to type it out into my Notes tab, then I decided to make a quick blog post about it, so here goes. “Who are…

I’m Black, But I’m Not….

Saw this video done by BuzzFeed that we shared on my Facebook and I wanted to make my own “I’m Black, but I’m not…” statement: I’m Black, but I’m not….. Ashamed of my skin. Or From the projects. In poverty. On food stamps. A weed smoker because I have dreads. Afraid of my “pro-blackness”. A bitch…

My Open Mic Experience

On 11/21, I went to the second open mic night held in my hometown.  I posted this post describing my newest quest on the bucket list of life, which was actually performing at an open mic night.  Well, with the support and encouragement from friends and family, I didn’t chicken out, lol! I performed one of…