The Makeover - A Breakup Ritual by Ama Danesi Does my face hiss like a repellent, will another walk away? One fizzled without reason, another from pity or naiveté described the shroud, darkness over his loins and my face. Shunted, his quiver melted, the promise puddled. His last embrace, like a scorpion's segmented… Continue reading The Makeover – A Breakup Ritual
Category: Shorts
Qui Vive
Already, this year has been exceptionally trying, but I have chosen to serve and to give out what I need most - an encouraging word. My hope for you all today is that you do not become weary from expecting the good. I am so ready for the harvest that comes after the waiting...… Continue reading Qui Vive
Racial Justice Served Cold in a Test-tube
The Alt-right is wrong. Racial discrimination is abhorrent. Thank God for our DNA that proves this.
How Much Longer? Are We There Yet?
How to stay sane until November... I feel like a child in the back seat with two squabbling parents fighting for the steering wheel. I can't ask, "Are we there yet?" So I'm left with - how much longer can we stand this? The fringes of our society have taken hold of their ideological ends… Continue reading How Much Longer? Are We There Yet?
When Magic is All Too Real and in Your Face.
Magic happened in this year's BET awards and it wasn't in Beyoncé's surprise performance or the beautiful tributes to the late Prince and Mohammed Ali. Magic happened when the bold and unapologetic face of activism, with blazing light-eyes showed up in Jesse William's speech while accepting his Humanitarian Award. The Grey's Anatomy (ABC) actor who… Continue reading When Magic is All Too Real and in Your Face.
