Recalibration

I haven’t blogged for about two months, though I really meant to. I experienced many guilty evenings and mornings when I chastised myself for my inconsistency. “Write!” commanded a fairly insistent voice from inside my head. But I couldn’t. Besides the vicissitudes of being a liberal arts professor with papers to read, papers to grade,Continue reading “Recalibration”

Hey I’m back in town!

Hi everyone. Sorry to have been away for so long.. I have been working on a new writing project and frankly every time I wanted to write anything other than for the project I was beset by waves of guilt. So, now at least I have a full draft and I’m starting 2025 with aContinue reading “Hey I’m back in town!”

Why it matters

Black in the African Diaspora – Is that redundant? It may seem like this title is a redundancy, but I want to signify the volatile nature of the term ‘black,’ which has many meanings and is situational. Mostly, I think about how the term ‘black’ signifies, in the United States, anyone with any African ancestor.Continue reading “Why it matters”