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Stacy recommends: Just As I Am, by Cicely Tyson and Michelle Burford
Bob Moses died, and the world kept going. But something inside me stopped.
I was in my kitchen making split pea soup when I heard that Bob Moses had died. I immediately did a mental double take. I turned off the radio voice that had brought me the news. Then I Googled his name to make sure it was true. The Wikipedia entry for Robert P. Moses confirmed … Continue reading Bob Moses died, and the world kept going. But something inside me stopped.
I Got the Job, Part 5: A Season of Firsts
Poem: The Woman in the Shadow Box, by Stacy Torian
Stacy recommends: Octavia’s Parables podcast
The title: Octavia’s Parables Frequency: The program started in June of 2020. It has continued on a more-or-less weekly basis since then, with the exception of a two-and-a-half month break between December and February. How to listen: Google “Octavia’s Parables” to see your options. I listen to it on Apple Podcasts. I’d recommend starting with … Continue reading Stacy recommends: Octavia’s Parables podcast
Living While Black (and the Black History Month Post That Wasn’t)
Lately, I’ve been too busy living Blackness to write about it. The election-insurrection madness, the White Supremacy Show, and a whirl of workplace anti-racism activities have brought a new level of intensity to the Living While Black/Working While Black experience. A few lessons from my own unwritten, unofficial Living While Black/Working While Black Instruction Manual … Continue reading Living While Black (and the Black History Month Post That Wasn’t)
I Got the Job, Part 4: How to survive a midlife career change
Poem: Dress Codes
by Stacy Torian
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