As a black woman, there's a part of me that screams out to those kids and says, "Don't give that cop lip!! He's looking for a reason to shoot you! Just listen to what he says, go home, and talk shit about him with your family. Or he if insists on bothering you while you're compliant, let him take you into custody, let…

I suffer from fibroids and kept my uterus, despite its removal being an answer to my health problems, just for the hope of conceiving a child one day. Although my avatar is of Bjork, I am black, and I can tell you sometimes I question if I really want to bring a child into this world - knowing what he or she will…

Thank you so much for writing this Kara!! My sentiments exactly! It's very hard to articulate such delicate matters to others (people who are not black) without it being misinterpreted, and you were spot on!