Diary Of a Jaded Girl

John Lewis: King Inspired Me to Get in Trouble – The Atlantic

The Georgia congressman on what it was like to know the iconic activist — Read on www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/02/john-lewis-martin-luther-king-jr/552581/

The Fight of Meghan Markle’s Life

The duchess’s battle with tabloids and trolls is about more than just her right to privacy, argues UCLA professor and MacArthur Fellow Safiya Umoja Noble. — Read on www.thecut.com/2021/11/the-fight-of-meghan-markle-life.html

Simone Biles Refused To Be A Work Martyr. You Should, Too. | HuffPost Life

The Olympic champion knew her limits and set an example for us all. — Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/simone-biles-career-lesson_l_61002b66e4b0fd216c1f5995/amp

The Character Assassination of Meghan Markle – Byline Times

The Character Assassination of Meghan Markle – Byline Times — Read on bylinetimes.com/2021/07/20/the-assassination-of-meghan-markle/

Rachel Lindsay Has No Roses Left to Burn on The Bachelor

“I knew my relationship with The Bachelor was over in February 2021, when Chris Harrison showed his true self on national television,” says Rachel Lindsay. “I thought I could change the franchise from within. Until I realized I was their token.” — Read on www.vulture.com/article/rachel-lindsay-the-bachelor-franchise.html

The women possibly at higher risk for Covid-19 that no one is talking about – CNN

Last July, when her immediate family tested positive for Covid-19, Breanna Aguilar did not fit into any groups considered at higher risk for severe disease. — Read on www.cnn.com/2021/05/23/health/women-covid-pcos-high-risk/index.html

Opinion | Being Black in America is exhausting – The Washington Post

No matter our gender, age or socioeconomic status, we live our lives under siege. — Read on www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/17/being-black-america-is-exhausting/

Why is Hollywood Afraid to Show Black Women Being Loved? | by Nia Simone McLeod | Mar, 2021 | An Injustice!

I’ve been a hopeless romantic since I was a kid. One of my most vivid memories from childhood is constantly rewatching a particular episode of the TV show Lizzie McGuire — the one where she kisses… — Read on aninjusticemag.com/why-is-hollywood-afraid-to-show-black-women-being-loved-b3ced12251e2

The End of an Error—BYE TRUMP

If you’re a Trump supporter, this blog is not for you. As a matter of fact, my whole page is not for you so move along. In other news, it’s Inauguration Day! We made it. After 4 long, painful years we made it. There will be no peaceful transition of power, which knowing everything about the thug in chief, it’s not surprising at all. Anybody who has paid attention and wasn’t blinded by the White…

The Day Democracy Was Attacked | Democracy Docket

But the traitors in that violent mob did not act on their own. The events of January 6 began much earlier, seeded and spurred on by a deranged president and many of the nation’s most powerful Republican politicians. — Read on www.democracydocket.com/2021/01/the-day-democracy-was-attacked/

The Losses We Share

www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/opinion/meghan-markle-miscarriage.html

President Trump’s Time Is Nearly Up, and Black Women Will See Him Out

John Lewis would be smiling today and Stacey Abrams and Nikema Williams certainly are as Georgia is on the verge of rejecting Trump and decades of attempts to thwart Black voters. — Read on www.thedailybeast.com/president-trumps-time-is-nearly-up-and-black-women-will-see-him-out

Election Anxiety is Real

Two days left. As much as I’m trying not to pay attention to the hateful rhetoric, polls, constant news stories and chatter, it’s dominating every part of my life. I have the news on constantly, I’m always on Twitter, and I have every website up that posts poll numbers. I’m also ashamed to say that I have turned into John King Jr, running every possible scenario of the electoral map there could…

There’s still time to put Kamala Harris front and center | TheHill

The Biden campaign’s greatest asset is unknown to much of the country. — Read on thehill.com/opinion/campaign/523652-theres-still-time-to-put-kamala-harris-front-and-center