After September 11, 2001, stories about beheadings, bombs, and genital mutilation have become standard in our mainstream media. These narratives about the Middle East have been the primary source of knowledge of the Western world. A bulk of Americans is exposed to Middle Easterners through the media, which negatively paints them as terrorists, violent, and… Read More To Maintain, They Disgrace
Life is made up of moments when one questions their choices. Life is made up of habits that turn into routines. Life is filled with questions that are unanswered. Life is just encompassed with darkness that in circles us, and never lets go. John Ajvide Lindquvist wrote the phenomenal international bestseller, Let the Right One… Read More Absurdism and Vampires
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https://twitter.com/ebrahimaseem/status/612021759374594048 I’m so tired of these mixed, biracial & lie-racial women having the audacity to be labeled as “half Black” Ha! Y’all wish. And when I took a mixed girl out on a first date, I told her just that. I met her at my niece’s dance recital. Coming off…
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Hey there, lovelies! I know it’s been awhile since I posted. I’ve spent the last few months buried under deadlines and finishing up coursework–so far this year I’ve gone to grad school, and written and edited THREE books, all coming out next year–and getting ready to head back…
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