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@LAist Associate Editor | Words: @nytimes , @time , @pbsnewshour @chalkbeat @statesman | former school teacher | california girl Likes/Retweets ≠ endorsements

Los Angeles, CA

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Joined January 2012

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Aaricka Washington

22 days

For some Black women in L.A., the cowboy hat + boots isn't a costume, it's a lifestyle. I interviewed some Black cowgirls about how they are staking their claim in a white male-dominated industry. They say Beyoncé's #CowboyCarter album came just in time.

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‘They Tried To Erase Us.' Taking Up Space As A Black Cowgirl In LA

It’s not just about Beyoncé’s "Cowboy Carter" album — this culture runs deep in L.A.’s Black communities.

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1 year

It’s honestly really simple. This (cute) guy who showed me an apartment last year in L.A. sent me this after I left. It was bold, but I like it 😏:

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How do you approach a stranger you're romantically interested in

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10 months

Steve Harvey told Keke to “quit trying to give a boy your lifestyle when he ain’t earned it.” That’s some good wisdom. Even I caught a stray!

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A little personal news ☀️: For the first time in my life, I will be learning how to swim. Tomorrow is my first lesson. I’m nervous, y’all. There are a few reasons why.

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1 year

There's a part in the Tina Turner documentary that I think about to this day. It's near the end and it's an audio clip from a 1985 interview. She talked about how she's never received love in her life and she broke down.

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"Thank God I didn't give up on me." - Sheryl Lee Ralph

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1 year

Abbott Elementary and The Office are both in Pennslyvania...is it too late to have a little crossover episode? Scott's Tots part 2?

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I, as a single woman w/ no dependents, would even struggle with trying to make $200 last for 10 days. That's not easy.

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2 years

Cranes in the Sky will always be relevant. Solange was in her bag with that one.

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11 months

name a rom-com you defend with your whole heart.

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I Don’t Care What Cole Think 😅

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name a rom-com you defend with your whole heart.

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1 year

Isn't it strange that more than 1 million people have died from COVID in the U.S., but there hasn't been some sort of memorial or day to honor the lives lost?

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Imagine being the only Black person in a multiple college classes and being told that you and people that look like you don’t deserve to be there and that you stole someone’s seat. That’s incredibly offensive.

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1 year

I’m sorry but that new MLK Jr. sculpture looks confusing from every angle.

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2 years

Elon taking over Twitter reminds me of when Scar took over Pride Rock.

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2 years

It’s funny how people will criticize a Black-women led warrior movie, but not the 50 million historically inaccurate movies about European or American-led war…

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10 months

Every day y’all convince me to go to Usher’s Vegas residency

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4 months

John David Washington...Fight back!

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11 months

I wish more male-female platonic relationships looked like this. I love the way they support each other. It doesn’t have to be anything more than that.

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THIS IS FUCKING CRAZY YO

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1 year

"I’ve looked at myself stripped of makeup and without hair…why can’t someone see the beauty in the woman it is that I am? Not a g*ddamn person has found it." Whew. I hope she realized how much Black women loved her and how much many of us resonate with how she felt.

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if twitter goes down tomorrow, is there even any debate as to who was the greatest account in history

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1 year

"I have not had one love affair that was genuine and sustained itself. Not one. I went through fucking tons of heartbreak. I’ve analyzed it. I’ve said 'what’s wrong with me?'"

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Aaricka Washington

1 year

If you hit me up in my inbox talking about “wyd tonight?” and “when imma see you”? When I barely even know you, you’re not going to get the response I think you want 🤣. I get plenty of these. Or “😍😍😍”

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2 years

@MeowchuPeechu @DrBritWilliams Lol him saying "I'm blocking you" and then texting back the next day.

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3 years

Another reason is because it’s an important life skill. While of course I know Black people who know how to swim, decades of discrimination prevented Black people from having access to pools & lessons. There’s also intergenerational trauma.

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1 year

"I realized that I had within me everyone I needed to change my life for the better," she said.

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Tina Turner on ‘Happiness Becomes You’

World Tribune: Your new book, Happiness Becomes You, is an inspiring mix of life stories and spiritual teachings. You’ve said for a long time that you planned to write a book like this. Why 2020?...

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1 year

I, for one, deeply resonate with that. At the same time, I'm so empowered by how she was able to transform her entire life. Rebirthing herself. I just recently watched What's Love...? for the first time a few years ago. She inspired me to go on my own healing journey.

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2 years

@BritniDWrites @Phil_Lewis_ @mavericksmovies I know exactly what she's thinking. We're all thinking the same thing.

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1 year

She was an absolutely beautiful woman and I hope she felt so much love from herself and from her community in her last chapter of life.

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1 year

Or even something as simple as this. Both great guys that made a lasting impression on me.

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9 months

I always wanted her to choose herself.

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9 months

Let’s be real! Issa and Lawrence? Issa and Daniel? Issa and Nathan?

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1 year

@ThatEricAlper My uncle Denzel as Malcolm X

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Aaricka Washington

3 years

2 years ago, I was brave enough to jump off a boat & into the Pacific Ocean during a friend’s destination wedding in Mexico. Even though I wore a life jacket, I held on to my friends the whole way to shore bc I was terrified. I didn’t know what to do. I’m tired of being terrified

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9 months

Lol a woman did not write this. Someone is hurt.

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Karma is a bitch

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11 months

During the Great Migration, Black Texans like Jonathan Leonard brought their Juneteenth traditions to Los Ángeles. His family has a 70+ year history celebrating Juneteenth in Leimert Park. Here’s my latest:

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The Long Legacy Of Juneteenth In Leimert Park

This is the story of Jonathan Leonard, who is credited with bringing the Juneteenth tradition to L.A. from his home in Texas.

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2 years

I cannot even imagine. via @nytimes

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4 years

This morning, I accomplished a huge goal. My first piece for the New York Times was published!!! Check it out --

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Opinion | The Inanity of Zoom School Suspensions (Published 2020)

Disciplinary action is often needless and discriminatory. The patchwork of in-person and virtual schooling is making things worse.

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11 months

@yumcoconutmilk I don’t understand why she couldn’t stop for a minute a call her therapist and write this mess in a journal. Like you’ve been here before, girl. If you know your triggers with your mental health illness. Seek help.

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1 year

@Queen_NoCrown Key word: ADULT. As it should be.

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8 months

Every American woman who has won the US Open Tennis Championship this century has been a Black woman.

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2 years

@AshleyLaTruly Calling someone a liar. Saying “what?” as a response when parents call your name to do something

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2 years

@CiCiAdams_ I don’t know how you could hate on a child.

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3 years

@GetteDemi_ @YaniqueJLambert Jerking was when we were wearing skinny jeans

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1 year

Jonathon Majors | Ebony | 2023 Allen Iverson | Sports Illustrated | 2001

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1 year

There’s this quote from Kid Cudi’s spectaular movie Entergalatic that has stuck w/ me for awhile and probably always will: “Love is the easiest thing in the world when it happens by accident, but it doesn’t get real until you do it on purpose.”

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2 months

Gone but certainly not forgotten

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Does anyone know any white boys with incredible swag

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1 year

You know what? I’m just going to say it. I wish we were less busy people.

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11 months

I really don’t understand Megan Good’s motives at all. It doesn’t make any sense.

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Marvel star Jonathan Majors arrives in court holding hands with girlfriend Meagan Good. Once inside the courtroom, Good had her arm around Majors and stroked his head. Majors is facing assault and harassment charges for a case involving an ex-girlfriend.

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1 year

I don’t mind it. It doesn’t bother me 🤷🏿‍♀️. If you just had to say something and then just leave me alone. Cool. But what is your goal? There’s absolutely no intentionality.

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3 years

Send me tips or good vibes ☀️

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5 months

but are you this old?

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But are you this old??

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2 years

@KashnOrangeJuse @evrybdyluvbritt Oh she’s a villain. Why would anyone go to her?

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1 year

@femalemsktr It was honestly the way dates should go imo. Clear communication, perfect gentleman energy, laidback (not too much too soon), great conversation, good selection of the restaurant. I’m manifesting that energy from here on out from other dates.

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6 months

Good News! My nephew is safe + sound. He was found in a hospital. He will stay there for a while. But he is safe. Praise God. Please continue to keep him in your prayers. It's time for recovery + support time. I cannot thank each and every single one of you enough.

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2 years

Congrats to one of my biggest inspirations, @IssaRae on her Emmy Nom 👏🏿

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2 years

I’m listening to Meghan Markle’s Archetypes podcast feat. Serena Williams. When Serena was 11, she was asked who she wanted to be like. She said she wanted people to be like her. I love the fact that Serena has never changed or shrunk herself to meet other people’s perceptions.

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11 months

Juneteenth at Leimert Park, 2023 📸: me

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6 months

She was giving In Living Color comedy, while they were just doing basic SNL. There's a difference.

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issa rae’s favorite reporter.

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I hope she negotiated a raise for the new season after this sketch. #SNL

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1 year

It just feels so Twilight Zone-ish to me. Like we're supposed to forget how deeply traumatic these past few years have been for all of us. I just started reading an old news article from 2020 and I had a sudden wave of sadness and grief.

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3 years

@babyyscorpiio @meItingbytwice 😩😩😩😩i can’t stop laughing

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A movie centering the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson starring Aunjanue Ellis? Oh I AM SEATED front and center opening day!

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New trailer for Ava DuVernay’s ‘ORIGIN’ starring Aunjanue Ellis. In theaters January 19.

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10 months

@people This is an atrocious headline. You should've been deleted this.

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2 years

I’ve lived in L.A., Indianapolis, Houston, Austin and NYC. I still think Houston has THE BEST food. Hands down. I was spoiled, y’all 😩

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I saw this TikTok that brought me to tears. A woman was giving her friend some tough love after experiencing heartbreak from a man. It was so affirming and assertive that I even recieved the message to rise above & do better. We all need friends who remind us of our worth.

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@janellejcomedy “It’s actually pronounced Zach. You must be Ava.” He read her like a book. 😂😂😂

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Here I am going to Indiana University and Columbia University and I have to be intentional in finding someone who looks like me on campus. But I’m the problem. I — a student who is a part of a very small percentage of students — am the reason you didn’t get into the school.

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1 year

And nearly 7 million have died from COVID worldwide. I'm not sure if other countries have done anything to honor the lives of their citizens. But if we haven't done anything as a collective to stop and think about these past few years, I beg us to do so.

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1st lesson update: Learned how to breathe and push myself from the wall with my arms forward. My swim coach said: “for someone who is afraid of water, you did swimmingly” 😅

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1 year

@UberFacts I’m sorry… I love my girl, but 👀

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2 years

@ScottieBeam whew. this man is terrible. lord...how do they live like this???? How does he even have friends?

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4 years

Breaking News: Texas Gov. Abbott orders schools to be closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

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2 years

@GNCordova “I got my own mind!” - my favorite part. That show was my favorite to rewatch.

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1 year

This is the song of the summer, okay?

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now this is a kids BOP, okay?

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Sheryl Lee Ralph looks EXACTLY the same and this movie came out over 30 years ago.

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A Robert and Sheryl reunion= my type of carrying on

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@IrisMCrawford Haha I LOVED that part. I was like ooohh okay. My experience w/ both men — first was only 1 date, the second was many — really set the bar AT MINIMUM. Be intentional. Be bold. Get at me. Come clear, correct and simple. Because that’s how I am 🤷🏿‍♀️I’m not going to settle for less.

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@SweetTayPie0104 that documentary really did break my heart. Especially when she said she never thought that she was pretty. She was such a huge inspiration to all of us Black girls/women.

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Wait…I LOVE IT. That woman knows she’s FINE.

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Wait for it.. 👀 // #RP : lupitanyongo via TT

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1 year

@holly_wise It was indeed cute and intentional.

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2 years

@__semiaaa He cannot be serious. He’s still wearing his letterman jacket? How many years has it been?

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1 year

I know I'm late to this info, but I just found out Keke Palmer has PCOS. I was just thinking about how debilitating menstrual cycle issues like uterine fibroids, PCOS and endometriosis can be. It is truly hard to get out of bed sometimes.

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2 years

So I did some research on Jeffrey Dahmer before I decided to watch the Netflix series. Yeah…I’ve read enough. No need to watch it.

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2 years

My six-year-old niece took this picture of me yesterday.

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3 years

In April, I tweeted about finally deciding to learn how to swim this year. It went viral. So many people reached out in support 💛 Now here's the full story about my swimming journey for @BusinessInsider :

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How I learned to swim

There is simply no greater feeling than learning how to do something you previously didn't have any idea how to do.

www.businessinsider.com

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"You are your best thing." - Toni Morrison, Beloved

@queenie4rmnola

Allison Wiltz Psy.M.

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What’s one quote from a Black author that forever changed you?

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How Disney Channel Sold Patriotism To Kids After 9/11

How Disney Channel Sold Patriotism To Kids After 9/11

Disney’s star-studded post-9/11 PSAs were intended to help kids process trauma. Twenty years later, they act as a mirror to a nation drunk on jingoism.

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Only 3% of runners in the U.S. are Black. Last Saturday, about 150 Black + brown people ran a half marathon through South Central Los Angeles for the very FIRST time. This was a big deal. This is only the beginning. We're breaking barriers. Much love to Keep it Run Hundred.

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1 year

@GNCordova @astoldbyash__ I already have respect for Will, but it just increased by 1000

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I did it 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 I’m officially a marathoner! #LAMarathon

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4 years

Big Professional News!!! 🚨: I'm a @ChalkbeatIN reporter now! This is honestly a dream come true. I've been following @Chalkbeat excellent education reporting ever since undergrad. I start reporting on Indiana schools statewide today and will be moving back to Indiana in Oct.!

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2 years

✨I’m happy to share that I’ve started a new position as an associate editor at @KPCC + ! ✨

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@WrittenByHanna i cannot believe Inside Edition thought this was a story...embarrassing

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1 year

@DoreenCaven If they never mentioned Beyonce, I would’ve thought it was a regular party lol

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I fully believe this child is raising herself

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@thecindynoir As you can imagine, it’s extremely hard to watch.

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4 years

It’s been taking me hours to muster the courage and strength to write this. I was one of seven reporters who just got laid off from @Statesman . It hurts. It feels unreal. But I’m grateful for everything I’ve learned as an edu reporter working for this great org.

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1 year

And keep in mind there are people who are still suffering with Long COVID.

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We usually see Celie in the lens of being helpless, uneducated, poor, unwanted, but what I LOVED about the #TheColorPurple is it emphasized the importance that Celie had on each of the women's lives. I also loved that she had agency in this movie + she recognized her own beauty.

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1 year

@AJStillDontCare Can you answer this one question for me? How can you say this about something that you have never and will never experience?

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2 years

Yeah it’s time to leave @Spotify . Which is really hard bc I have so many great playlist, but this is just ridiculous.

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