When I joined the Navy, I immediately identified with a community of brothers and sisters within the institution. I learned to appreciate the struggle as a unifying force and respect the nuances of black cultural diversity. It was at this time that I also learned why Zora Neale Hurston said, "all my skin-folk ain't kinfolk."
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appeal (n.) an application or proceeding for review by a higher tribunal.
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Today, I met a brother from Mississippi and he turned two dollars into gold.
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Some people are like storms. Don’t be like them.
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Exodus 3:14 “...I AM hath sent me unto.”
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Self-love does not come easy for everyone. Lawd is I'ma witness.
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Gender and sexuality are both fluid concepts. While some stay fixed on the spectrum, there are those that choose like God and water — to flow, freely.
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a poem for my daughter.
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