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Last year, I got an apple watch. The COVID pandemic left me at home feeling extremely unsafe. The gyms were closed, masks were up for debate, people were dying in masse and there were no precedents to handle the pandemonium that arrived at our front doorsteps.  The pandemic meant that typical places for socializing and…

Just 10 days ago, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years. Today is “Independence” day in this nation and with the wound of the SCOTUS decision, I’m feeling a lot of irony. To me, the most ironic thing about Independence Day is that while the “Patriots”/…

America’s Next Top Model was a show created by Tyra Banks in 2003. Since it’s genesis, there have been 24 seasons launching the careers of dozens of people. The show has featured well known models, runway coaches and photographers including Janet Dickson, Nigel Barker and Miss J. Over the last three months, there have been…

I grew up on dollar stores/discount stores and thrift shops. My mom called them “Macys for the people,” she still does. We would go to these various stores and find new but mostly pre-loved items for $1, $3, $5 – prices that meant you could get more than one thing. These stores meant instead of…

Some of the most important lessons I’ve learned have come from surprising places. I learn more from candid, quotidian moments than the most esoteric, theoretical lectures. It’s important to engage classrooms that exist remotely, virtually, asynchronously and publicly as valid, rigorous and legitimate because it invites a new, diverse group of people to engage information…

Love is a sacred, intentional, and divine act.  As a youth my church home was a space where I learned a lot about irony. I stood at the intersection of holy contradiction, of humanity and divinity and lived at the axis of God’s liberating love and the patriarchal control of Chrisian supremacy. In my younger…

I started this year with freedom on my mind. The new year was sandwiched between two busy semesters, amidst an unprecedented pandemic. This jump was about releasing things out of my control, fighting through fear and seeing the world from a different perspective. Usually I tackle these sentiments in research, while reading or writing. It…

Two verdicts today  & there’s no hip-hip hurray  There’s the verdict of the jury & the verdict of the American people  Wondering if murdering Black people in the streets is illegal?  Police witnesses took the stand & shocked the nation Blue over truth led to centuries of damnation  Lawyers say don’t bring bias to jury…

Lil Nas X (LNX) recently dropped his music video MONTERO (Call me by your name). MONTERO is a complex and visually stunning piece that is both entertaining, provocative and pedagogical. His piece was released to the public a little over a week before before Easter which allows us to pay close attention to the religious…

I called a friend of mine to catch up.  She began to tell me the cactus in her front yard needed to be removed. Due to extreme heat this summer, her cactus cooked from the inside and was poisoning the soil. I was shocked and surprised by what I heard, but even more surprised by…