“Reclaiming My Time!” The statement by “Auntie” Rep. Maxine Waters is probably the quote of the year…or shoot the decade if you ask someone else. Even though the quote was used during a heated political session it can pertain to so many areas of our lives. If you were around for previous posts I talk about how much I learned from working in Dallas. The work schedule was rigorous, and let’s be honest it’s hard to find good help. There…
So, what’s up with the title RJ? Where am I going with this? Over the weekend I was reminded that the culture of “colorism” still exist. Colorism: prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. I was cruising around social media, and noticed a few things that were disturbing. It’s 2016 and in an age of #blackgirlmagic we are still making comments about light skin vs. dark skin. Then…
“Here today, gone tomorrow…” I remember hearing that a lot growing up. Now, I’m looking around and realizing, gosh my elders were right. Last week was quite an emotional week. I talked about “Blue Monday,” got through Monday, went to the gym on Tuesday morning, hopped online as usual and began reading a story about a possible homicide-suicide that occurred in the next town over from my hometown. When I initially read the story the names had not been released….