It’s been a while since I posted. So long in fact that this awesome feature is actually old news! It’s still important though. Any initiative that features and honors black women is. And that’s exactly what Emily Mills of HowSheHustles set out to do. This year, various Canadian institutions are celebrating Canada150. Knowing that these institutions… Read Post
Culture
Not My President
My President is Black. Still. Last year one of my goals was to visit DC for the first time. The plan was to spend a week there for my birthday so I’d see it before Obama left. But then I splurged on tickets to Hamilton and decided visiting New York for the first time was… Read Post
Make them Endure, Give them Space
Resisting in troubled times I was having the most amazing week, Just Monday night, I was jumping up and down in my heels and whooping til my voice was sore to celebrate Madeleine Thien winning the Giller Prize for her book, Do Not Say We Have Nothing. I rode that high all through Tuesday until… Read Post
Podcast: Episode 2 On Fallow Periods In My Career
Or “Read, Learn, and Live” Remember when I said I was going to try podcasting? Well I’m still trying! Here is my second attempt. Enjoy! Show Notes and Highlights: Check out the previous episode on bad reviews! The discussion was quite good. If you have thoughts, questions, reading recs, etcetera leave them in the comments… Read Post