Renewed dialogues on Black women wearing naturals (that’s wearing our hair unchemically-processed). With the economy in a state of non-luxurious living, who can afford to plunk down $100 for salon relaxing? I’m biased on the topic, having chemically altered my hair for a maximum of 5 years in my entire life. It was long, $200+, [...]
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My rare political poetry, part of a 7 in 7 challenge:
Must’ve Bumped My Head
Must’ve bumped my head. Could swear I heard
on the 11 O’Clock news that a Black person
just became president of the U. S. of A.
Fell asleep waiting to watch the old white guy
pull another fast one like that woman
as running mate ploy. Tricky [...]
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Yay! My blog finally pops up as the first item when I’m googled. Yay! Hurrah! Eureka!
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I haven’t much to say here, trying to write a poem that’s not cooperating at all. I guess even the muse has been rendered speechless today. Yes, everybody saw the polls, heard the preliminary numbers, watched Palin add buckets of water to the tanking campaign, but…. I never thought I’d see the day.
Congratulations, President Obama. [...]
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