Almost a week ago now Lazaras Jones was killed… murdered actually… 2 and a half blocks from my house.
It happened last Monday night around 9:30 on a busy street outside a liquor store.
He was with friends when the guys got out of the van and began chasing them. His friends escaped but Lazaras apparentally slipped [...]
lazaras
the n-word (or “Nigga, Nigger, Nigguh”)
This is an article by Divinity Barkley, a student out at USC and a friend of a friend from UW-Madison. In my next few posts my reasons for posting this may come to light, but in the mean time, it’s profound and well worth your time to read- no matter what your color. So here’s [...]
in our country?!?
In our country?!? Yes, my friends, this happens in our country.
Imagine going downtown in one of the most glamourous cities in the world. Movie stars live there. National media is created there. Stories are told about it… and everyone knows where it is. It’s so familiar to us that we call it by it’s [...]
i love dreamers
i have been amazed lately
God keeps putting these women in my path-
women who cannot help but dream big things for the future
they are fueled by passion and driven by a vision
they believe another world is possible
and just maybe they can help make it different
lately i have been so so blessed to be included in the [...]
a bad day for teeth
i’m going to warn you now
this post is neither inspiring or even really worth your reading
but i’m going to guess that you will read it anyways… you made it this far
so here goes…
my mouth hurts
it started a few weeks ago when i noticed my mouth didn’t feel quite right
i knew my upper wisdom teeth had [...]
everybody’s doin’ it
ok, so i don’t know how i would ride my bike with that mug of coffee, but i can sure try!
there is my weemee (just because everybody’s doin’ it)
i’m cold
it’s 4 degrees outside and that’s about as warm as it’s going to get today
the windchill is -14 degrees
and our heat is maxed out at 55 degrees in our apartment
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr… i wish i were in LA today
