Angela Was Here

11. Landline by Rainbow Rowell 12. Writing my Wrongs; Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison by Shaka Senghor 13. Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae 14. After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid 15. Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid  16. Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid 17. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by Jonh Green & David Leuithan 18. Fan Girl by Rainbow Rowell 19. The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens 20. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas  21. Freedom is A Constant Struggle; Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis 

I attended this this week. As the article says, Jackson has had 6 homicides since July and 31 shootings since last year in November. They defined shootings as any time a person was actually hit with a bullet. That’s an average of more that 2.5 people getting shot per month. Who knows how many more shots are being shot, but the target is just missed. 

I was hesitant because of fear, and now here I am, with one class under my belt! The university has asked me to teach another course in February and I will be doing so! I’m so excited that I’ve opened up this door. It has potential, and even if I don’t move forward with more, at least I know that it helped me expand who I am as a person. 

I taught my first class tonight. I'm officially a College Professor! One more professional step forward!

A little different than most of my posts, I wanted to post a random homage to MY FAVORITE artist, OTIS REDDING!!! I was listening to him at work, and I cannot believe he died at 26 years old. His voice was SO soulful and full of wisdom.

Inside hear the cries

Currently reading....

1. One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman 3. Yes Please by Amy Poehler 4. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 5. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo 6. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 7. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 8. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult 9. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling 10. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

I'm pretty mindful about what I share online. I realize that while a lot of my posts may come off as political, and possibly liberal, that's not how I see it. I may sway left, but I could care less about affiliation and more about character. I don't vote or side with my pocket, I try to follow my moral compass. What I know, is that treating others is what is right. It is important to say that equality is important. It is necessary to recognize that black lives matter just as much as whites. It is imperative to also mention that it's not okay to hold a bloodied head of a man for joke's sake when he has a 10-year-old who will see it, or to make lynching jokes about our first black president and/or make racist comments about his wife or daughters, either. Whether I identify liberal or conservative, it is important to mention that violence is violence. Whether it is joked about by someone of power, commented behind a computer screen, or acted out on the streets--- it does not matter who sanctions it, it is never okay. I write this because we are living in a time of true political risings, fallings, and collision and I had to say my peace.

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