As I write this I’m shaking. Late last night one of my girlfriends forwarded a link to an article about a Scarborough woman (city in Toronto) sentenced to seven years in prison for feeding her then 2-year old son cocaine. To read the article click here. And no, that’s not the most chilling part. The ...
While patioing (patio is a verb now) one evening after work I found myself in conversation with a gay white man who shared with my girls and I that he had an unexplainable attraction to black women. Before coming out he preferred to date exclusively black women. He explained that he had migrated from Detroit ...
In my first year of college when I was occupied with exploring the world of post-secondary education and body shots I found myself backed up against the wall. I was pulled out of my part-time job one day to find that life, as I had known it was shattered. Without going into too revealing too ...
Lifestyle, SocietyHey everyone I am so wore out! In Toronto we just wrapped up Caribana, the annual parade and festival celebrating Caribbean culture. My hermit behind made sure to go out and enjoy the festivities; in addition here in the Province of Ontario we had a holiday yesterday, even though I somehow found myself at work. ...
Goddess, Society
I came across an article on Kiplinger.com via the Moneyclubs.com monthly newsletter titled “You know you’re in a recession when…” I usually delete the Money club newsletters immediately then why did you sign up in the first place? But this time around the title caught my eye and I figure I would share the info ...
First off, shoutout to award-winning journalist and blogger Claudio E. Cabrera for inspiring today’s post topic. Mr. Cabrera is an excellent writer, with amazing insight, and we will definitely be collaborating in the future. Until then, please visit the Live Above Mediocrity blog, and show him some love. Before I get on with today’s post, ...
Goddess, Relationships, Society
I was stopped dead in my tracks when I came across a headline in yesterday’s Metro News, “Are White workers Preferred?” The free publication that for the most part is a waste of time and I will only read it while taking informal breaks out in my company’s warehouse facility away from the suffocating office ...
I come back from my mini vacation two weeks ago to find the city in a rut, a gawddamn rut. The city workers are on strike, the LCBO (government run liquor stores in Canada smh) was threatening to strike, and everyone keeps talking about this Drake kid everywhere I turn. Welcome homeeeeee!!!!! Bookmark on Delicious ...
Lifestyle, Society