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Vulnerability

“I’m not going to hide from what’s true just because it hurts.” —Toni Morrison Amygdala lovefeast Feeling vulnerable, feeling open to harm, to attack, to criticism, isn’t something many of us delight in. Certainly, our very old, very loving amygdala … Continue reading

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Anger

“I believe in anger. Anger’s like fire, it can burn out all the dross and leave some positive things.” —Maya Angelou* Pulling the anger card In my introduction to You Talk About Race Too Much, I note the project came … Continue reading

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Introducing: You Talk About Race Too Much—a photo writing project

Too little A section of a recent interview of writer, sociologist and MacArthur Fellow, Tessie McMillan Cotton, from my viewpoint, went viral. I’ll paraphrase the clip of the interview. Professor McMillan Cotton noted that many people are feeling fatigued about … Continue reading

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So wrong

I recently went to the doctor to see about a perpetually swollen lymph gland—the one commonly misnamed “tonsils.” For cultural sake, I’ll keep referring to this gland as my tonsil as my doctor did during my visit.* The lymph glands, … Continue reading

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November 2013

Oh my.  Here we are, halfway through November and I’m just posting my November list.  It’s been a fun month to say the least.  Here are some of the events I have / had going on.

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