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Mar 3, 2021

Personal Heroes of Black History Month: Inauguration Poets Maya Angelou and Amanda Gorman

February was Black History Month in the United States and March is Women’s History Month worldwide. To honour and celebrate Black American women I know or admire, I am sharing a series called Personal Heroes of American Black History. Please join me in this celebration. January 20, 1993 Twenty-eight years ago, I was…

Amanda Gorman

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Personal Heroes of Black History Month: Inauguration Poets Maya Angelou and Amanda Gorman
Personal Heroes of Black History Month: Inauguration Poets Maya Angelou and Amanda Gorman

Mar 1, 2021

Substack and Shifts in Media Habits

I’ve been obsessed with media since I was young. When adults asked me the dreaded ‘What do you want to be when you grow up’ question, my response was always ‘Journalist!’. …

Substack

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Substack and Shifts in Media Habits
Substack and Shifts in Media Habits

Feb 22, 2021

Raising a Conscious Kid: Alternatives to Dr Seuss

I’ve had to realise that a huge part of raising a conscious kid is confronting the racism in my beloved childhood books. Many authors I read as a child and through school have not withstood present day scrutiny, which is a very good thing. …

Dr Seuss

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Raising a Conscious Kid: Alternatives to Dr Seuss
Raising a Conscious Kid: Alternatives to Dr Seuss

Feb 1, 2021

Personal Heroes of American Black History Month: Marguerite Harper Scott

February is Black History Month in the United States. To honour and celebrate Black Americans I know or admire, I am sharing a series called Personal Heroes of American Black History. Please join me in this celebration. I had the great privilege of growing up down the road from the…

Black History Month

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Personal Heroes of American Black History Month: Marguerite Harper Scott
Personal Heroes of American Black History Month: Marguerite Harper Scott

Dec 31, 2020

Reading with Intention: My Top 5 Books Read in 2020

Reading is my thing. I’ve always been a reader. Some of my favourite childhood memories are reading chapter books before bed with my father. Babysitters could always find me in my bedroom reading, rather than participating in the rambunctious play of my brothers. …

Reading

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Reading with Intention: My Top 5 Books Read in 2020
Reading with Intention: My Top 5 Books Read in 2020

Oct 9, 2020

Trying to raise a conscious kid: JoJo & Gran Gran

My husband and I had every intention to avoid introducing television to our son until he was 2. It was going great until a global pandemic happened, childcare evaporated, and we desperately needed our toddler to sit still for a few minutes so we could breathe/work/collapse, etc. Since the television…

Black History Month

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Trying to raise a conscious kid: JoJo & Gran Gran
Trying to raise a conscious kid: JoJo & Gran Gran

Jul 23, 2020

Dear Trump Supporters in my Life

Dear Trump Supporters in my Life I know we don’t see eye-to-eye and we haven’t for a very, very long time. I’ve done my best to keep quiet about our political differences for the sake of keeping peace. But now it is time to talk. When I read the news…

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Dear Trump Supporters in my Life
Dear Trump Supporters in my Life

Jul 13, 2020

Reflections on 4 July 2020

Reflections on 4 July 2020 American Independence Day has always been my favorite holiday of the year. Why exactly, I’m not entirely sure. Thumbing through my memories of the day I recall large family gatherings at my grandparents house where there was inevitably an American flag cake complete with strawberries…

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Reflections on 4 July 2020
Reflections on 4 July 2020

Jun 24, 2020

Is George Floyd the American Stephen Lawrence?

In this month of civil rights insurrection following the brutal murder of George Floyd, the American people finally appear to have decided that enough is enough, agitating for change in how the United States police forces treat the Black community. Among the countless Black men and women who have died…

George Floyd

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Is George Floyd the American Stephen Lawrence?
Is George Floyd the American Stephen Lawrence?
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