Great write up. As a woman in my 30s, when I think about my mindset at 19, 20 fast forward to 30 and then now, talk about growth especially in the last couple of years. Watching old videos of a young Nipsey you could see he wanted better for himself and those around him.

Spankings/beatings/whoopings is always a touchy subject. I was disciplined and I did not like it and while I turned out OK as far as being a responsible, law-abiding citizen, I do have anxiety and get triggered by old memories. Even the parents who were dishing out those beatings wish they did better. I’ve heard it num…

I can’t stand the self check out line. Are we both paying for these groceries? If not, can you take 2 steps back?

This hit home because a lot of us have similar stories. My parents loved us. I know that for a fact. But the unnecessary discipline and the harsh words well was too damn harsh. I HATED the yelling. I always joke a lot of us got beat for breathing wrong. To scream at the top of your lungs for the most insignificant…

T.R.O.Y. by Pete Rock and CL Smooth has always put me in a good mood. It reminds me of my childhood and how I would take my big brother’s cassette tape when he came home from college. And even though this song is violent in every aspect there’s something about Trife Life by Mobb Deep. The first few seconds into the…

Yeah, still boycotting. I miss their pretty blouses but I’ll just have to keep on missing them. Same for Starbucks. I delete their emails and drive past them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

I got a chance to see the full Coachella show and Beyonce did her thing. Beforehand I saw comments on how she was stiff, hadn’t lost all her baby weight and she was doing the same thing over and over again. I saw an awesome performance...point blank period.

I’m a good person. Sometimes a reminder like this article is needed. LOL

A coworker was on jury duty- came to work one day and walked over to my cube all excited because she felt like I looked just like the prosecutor on the case. “As the prosecutor was speaking, her hand gestures, the way she wore her hair reminded me so much of you.” All I could muster up was “Oh yeah.” and went back to…

I played DAMN., by Kendrick Lamar for months on end in my car.

Something about using mental illness as a reason makes White people digest ish like this better. Or better yet, any excuse will do as long as you don’t use terrorism, thuggery or any of the other words they use when it’s a person of color. This article is needed because mental illness does not equate to taking a…