I am an African American woman with so-called bougie tastes, and I am not ashamed of that.
Some people believe the word ‘picnic’ came from white Americans lynching African Americans and say the word is shorthand for “pick-a-nigger”. The truth is picnic is derived from the 17th-century French word ‘picque-nique’, which literally means “each pick a bit”. It referred to a fashionable pot-luck which may or may not have happened outdoors and…
Bronx, USA. 27 June 2018. A Titan Arum or “Corpse Flower” is in bloom at the New York Botanical Garden for the second time in two years. This flower is 77 inches (195.58 cm) tall and will bloom for 24-36 hours before withering. The garden opened an hour early and will remain open for extended…
I have always been a daydreamer. At times daydreams are what got me through situations which were out of my control without losing my sanity. Other times they were an enjoyable way to pass the time or put myself to sleep. Throughout my life I have developed a number of alternate universes based on a…
On Wednesday I searched YouTube for audio or video of Apostle Arturo Skinner, the pastor of the megachurch family I was born into. He died a month after my sixth birthday, so my memories of him are vague at best. But I remember feeling seen and loved very much by him. I have memories of…
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