Everything short of racial justice is white supremacy. Everything. “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative […]
With our father gone, Mom’s greatest fear was that she would be a white woman who didn’t know how to raise black kids; that we would be lost, adrift with no culture, no community. “Hold still.” “Mom, you’re hurting me!” “I am not. Hold still or your headwrap won’t look right.” “I don’t want to […]
When you find yourself in a situation where you are confronted with the possibility of being wrong, decide what you want to get out of this situation: Do you want to be right, or do you want to be better? “It must be so frustrating for your kids for you to be always right.” This […]
It took me a while to understand that those times when I need to go back on medication are not indicative of failure. I’m watching a British murder mystery and I’m crying. I love British murder mysteries—they’re pretty much the only TV shows I watch—but the entire time I’ve been watching this show on this day, I’ve […]
I like not having to strive for anything regarding my body other than basic maintenance in the hopes of keeping it running a little longer. I like the freedom to ignore even that. When it’s only us in the room, only fat women, someone might quietly say, like a guilty confession: “I’m trying really hard […]
