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Reflections on Commencement upon 5 years of Journeying and Writing

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For Trayvon - I think I always start with you because your murder was the first time I had the responsibility of looking into the eyes of a younger generation, and try to find the words to make sense of the senseless. There were never the right words, the proper lesson to do that work, so… Continue reading Reflections on Commencement upon 5 years of Journeying and Writing

From the Little Girl who Always Sang ‘1999’ too Loudly

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I have what feels like a lifetime of wonderful childhood memories of my sister and me dancing and singing along to Prince songs with my sister. We never had a lot of CDs, but would use cassette tapes to record our favorite jams when they came on the radio and found creative joy in curating… Continue reading From the Little Girl who Always Sang ‘1999’ too Loudly