Rough draft – in progress “You ain’t no lady, Eula Mae,” said my first and only love Levi, when I told him I was marrying Jimmie Lee the day after tomorrow at the courthouse. I scoffed and snuggled closer to Levi, tracing my finger nails along the lapel of his coat. “I’m tired of…
The New Black Takeover
I am trying to work through my feelings, interpretations ,and perspectives on brothas and sistas with the New Black idealogy. Michael Arceneaux wrote a piece today called “Don Lemon, Stacey Dash and Raven-Symone, on The View? Can We Stop Rewarding Simple Black Celebrities.” It is so spot on. Seems like a set up and more…
Broken Rainbows – Freewriting
rough draft – in progress I always had fried chicken, mac and cheese, and sweet potato pie at the end of my rainbows especially when they were broken. When little Mike down the street pushed me off the swing….. Letting go of broken promises is so hard especially when purple powers your mood….