My Life in Words & Pictures
I contemplated whether or not I should write something today. I contemplated whether or not I should change my social media profile picture. I contemplated mentioning our outgoing president or the incoming one. I remember Barack Obama’s campaign, election, and inauguration like it was yesterday. I remember living in Kodiak, Alaska and learning that he, […]
Yesterday, so many of my friends and family called and texted to check on me. Many didn’t say why. They just reached out to see if I was okay. I appreciate that. For the record, I am fine. One thing I realized is that many people that look like me have dealt with a lifetime […]
So I know this is just some “silly little award” but this is big to so many. I know some won’t get it but that’s okay. This isn’t just about acting. This is about opportunity. Saying that someone has an opportunity is different from really HAVING an opportunity. You can tell me all day that […]
I received the news about the Charleston shooting via Periscope. It was actually from a news producer that I follow and she was showing the location of the church. I couldn’t sleep after that. I couldn’t believe it. I won’t go into details about what happened. You can Google that for yourself. I won’t go […]
Blackness. Ethnic. Urban. Race. These words embody a lot. It often feels like we can’t have open conversations about these things because the sides are so polarized. There are people who can’t relate and others who don’t want to relate. You have those who are sympathetic to the different sides and those that are too […]