I met Grace online. Grace's blog, Gabbing With Grace, was one of the sites recommended back when I asked, "Where IS Everyone?" (thank you, Sandy!). Grace is fun and smart and beautiful. Today, she's writing from her heart to ours. I'm honored to host her here... Growing up in my light skin, …
My Kids Grew Up & So Did Our Traditions [+ a Giveaway!]
All week, I get to introduce you to some of my new favorites in the world of blogging, writing, authoring, and entrepreneur-ing (a word I probably just made up). With Advent upon us, I thought it would be fun to do a little bit of old-school hosting of some of the most fabulous people I know. I hope …
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On My Mind
This really could go either way, right? So let me start out right here, and let you know I'm not going to talk about Ferguson. Not here. I don't even know if I'll be talking about race and the Church anymore in this space at all. Social media is an arena, complete with gladiators and thumbs ups …
Going There | Little Girl Blue: Why My Daddy Taught Me to Hate
Sit there and count the raindrops Falling on you, it's time you knew All you can ever count on are the raindrops That fall on little girl blue - Nina Simone photo: Flickr CC/ Cliff1066 Going there goes both ways and I have a story to tell you...about racism and hate. How it catapults …
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Going There: “Where Are All The People Of Color In My Workplace?”
The idea for “Going There” came about as a result of the 31 Days In My Brown Skin series I wrote in October, 2012. (You can read those posts here.) The series generated a lot of valuable dialogue, and when the thirty-one days were over, it felt as if the conversation wasn’t done. So, I invite you to …
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Demographics (Revisiting the Brown Skin Series*, After the Election)
A few days ago, at Starbucks, the barista who served H and me was sweet and beautiful and kind, and she took our orders (tea for me, coffee for H) and then said, without blinking, "It's on me." At first, it didn't register. H and I kept talking about snowman cookies and cake pops and I held out my …
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