βI am grateful that I didnβt get really, really serious about my sex life until I was late 20s/early 30sβ¦I think I was so focused again on goal-setting and working and figuring my life shit out, that yeah, I will say I torpedoed some good relationships during that time because I was just so singularly… Continue reading I am grateful… (from Kimberly Nicole Foster)
Proud Member of the Great Resignation
I quit three jobs in 2021.
Passivity
Throughout my life - or at least my young adult life - I've been incredibly passive.
I knew church wasn’t for me when they said I couldn’t listen to Rihanna
A short anecdote about overprotective parenting, church, and my love of Rihanna.
What are you going to do AFTERWARDS? (some brief thoughts on voting)
A lot of people are arguing right now about voting. The same arguments that went on 4 years ago. "Should you vote your conscience, or should you vote for the lesser of two evils?" There's a lot of shaming, and coercing, and weaponizing people's statements to get people to vote for the candidate they deem… Continue reading What are you going to do AFTERWARDS? (some brief thoughts on voting)
racism gave me an anxiety attack (and a brief message to new “allies”)
The past couple of weeks have been one of the toughest stretches of time for me, mentally and physically, in recent memory
A Knife in My Back
If you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, thereβs no progress. If you pull it all the way out thatβs not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. And they havenβt even pulled the knife out much less heal the wound. They wonβt even… Continue reading A Knife in My Back
The Only Black Boy in the Room
As you scan the rows and aisles,through a sea ofmostly white faces,your eyes brighten up. You spot a brother. And as you lock eyes with him,you instantly feel what youcan only describe askinship.You both give the nod,and smile.This semester, you wonβt bethe only black boyin the room.
Kindred & Children of Blood and Bone
I assume, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus and the self-isolation mandates that have been put in place worldwide, that most of us have spent the last month or so in our homes. For many people, it has been a boring and/or aggravating time. For some (like me), it has been incredibly busy.… Continue reading Kindred & Children of Blood and Bone
Carlton & Diamond
I'm talking about "Love is Blind." Don't judge me.