Posts by: Jasmine

I Killed My Brother

By On May 18, 2012 · 32 Comments

“Hallelujah! He didn’t die from cancer, God healed him over that… just liked we believed,” said one of the parishioners from the church I grew up in.

I hated when they said that. As if dying from heart and kidney failure was a better thing because at least when they prayed for his Leukemia to go [...]

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MoxieLife Makes Me Think

By On May 14, 2012 · 2 Comments

I’ve been thinking over the very subject of this post. Jackie does a great job at putting words to some of the things I’ve been considering about myself and about the world.

I am slowly learning that the price of not being myself is too costly. Even the perceived  or real rejection has [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day

By On May 13, 2012 · 3 Comments

This post was originally posted May 9th, 2011

I spent Mother’s Day being, well, a mother. No simple task, by any means… Before the day was over I wanted to take a moment to mourn with those who mourn. I have met so many people, women in particular, who were raised, for whatever reason, by [...]

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Trayvon Martin Gun Range Target

By On May 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. The Trayvon Martin Gun Range Target is an atrocity.

.We are not post-racism.

This Gawker article pissed me the fuck off….and it should you too!

 

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#wordlesswednesday

By On May 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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