(Part 1 of 3)
Growing up in Milwaukee, I remember as a 10-year-old girl that back to school meant a fresh press and comb, lace socks, Bubble-Yum, and cherry lip gloss. If you were a young hip-hop head like me back in the day, you also had Eric B. & Rakim’s “Microphone Fiend” and MC Lyte’s “Lyte as a Rock” cassette tapes bumping on your Walkman.... (Read more at Madison365)
When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
—Audre Lorde
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The traumas in the Black community are mounting. It’s hard to escape the videos of another Black body being gunned down by police. We’re tired. We become mentally exhausted. We’re trolled on social media by people who tell us that we are to blame when we’re killed by police. (Read more at Madison365)
If I’m going to be frustrated by something it’s better for me to resolve that frustration through some sort of solution-focused action. Otherwise, I’d risk ending up stuck and unable to move forward in a positive direction. So when I began receiving more messages and phone calls from Black mothers asking for help to resolve their housing issues, of course, I found myself frustrated for them. (Read more at Madison365)
You’ve likely heard it all before: Wisconsin is the worst place to raise Black children, Wisconsin has the highest incarceration rate for Black men, and that Wisconsin is the worst state to live if you’re Black. (Read more at Madison365)