Now You’re Thinking

I am most frustrated by those who attempt to pull me back into what has been thought before concerning race.  Don’t they notice the name of the blog?  Clearly, I am beyond it. I am moving in a different direction: forward.  And I don’t see the need in talking about the past if that is […]

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There is more to life

Life is not always a fight.  It is not all struggle and wrestling, climbing and striving, pulling and pushing.  Still, there are persons who move from argument to argument, from injustice to injustice, from one offense to the next.  If we would listen to them, they would have us believe that there are no respites […]

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Talk Back to Race

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” ~ Voltaire A child of the South, children were most often “seen but not heard.”  We were seen outside playing.  Outside we could laugh and scream and talk. But once we entered the home, we became mutes. Unless we […]

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Nobody’s Perfect

There are so many of us who are striving for perfection.  We want to be the best, be on top, be number one, be the fan or family favorite.  No matter our position, we are all hoping that we are better– better than we were yesterday, better than our parents were to us, better than history […]

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Does race make me look smaller?

I have a big name.  Starlette.  Just thinking about the meaning of my name gives me the motivation to get out of bed when I would rather hide under it, tired of being busy, tired of moving and being.  It is inspirational and I feel that when my name is said, I am called to […]

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