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Dec 12, 20198 min read
The Anatomy of a Warrior
My wheels are a chariot to freedom rather than a temporary crutch to prop me up from the harsh aspects of society...
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Nov 27, 20199 min read
Forward Is the Only Direction
Those early years were rough on my mother as she was battling demons in the early stages of her alcoholism and drug addiction...
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Nov 27, 201911 min read
The Stolen Child
“We have to move, baby,” my mom’s voice was tense. “Get packing.” I did as I was told; it was routine...
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Nov 19, 20196 min read
At the Start of My Journey
My childhood was not sweet, to say the least. Instead of love and security, it was filled with mockery and humiliation...
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Nov 15, 20199 min read
A Promise Worth Keeping
I was born with a rare genetic disorder that wasn’t properly diagnosed until I was two years old. The doctors discovered...
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Nov 5, 20199 min read
Standing Up
I received no further explanation, just a request to pack up and leave the premises. It didn’t feel real. I had so much riding on this job..
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Nov 1, 201910 min read
You’ll Understand When You’re Older
We would grow up, and things from our childhood would start making sense. But some things are always going to be beyond our comprehension...
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Oct 25, 20196 min read
The Reconstruction of My Life
When one of them disappears, it threatens the whole system, and in my case, my entire being. I was forced to rebuild my life and myself...
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Oct 22, 20198 min read
Against the Odds
I’m sure my mother didn’t like being away from me, but at the time, the northern region of the country was the only place a woman of color..
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Oct 16, 20198 min read
Once Lost, Now Found
But no matter where we lived, I was a smart high achiever. No kidding. We were a family of hard-workers and I loved going to school...
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Oct 15, 20199 min read
There Is Life After Opioids
Good, no one had robbed me of my pain pills. I pulled out my trusty relievers and tossed a handful back. I could be without a home...
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Oct 10, 20198 min read
Leaving Hate Behind
I was born in 1982, grew up in and around Raleigh, North Carolina, and was raised by a mother who lived and breathed drugs...
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Oct 8, 20198 min read
Once a Passive Passenger
I shouldn’t have taken all those pills, I didn’t want to die. I needed to get to a phone to call 911, but it was so hard to move...
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Oct 4, 20198 min read
So, I Was Made Anew
I know she loved me, deep down, but she loved drugs more. When I was little, she tried selling me for $1,000 to fund her addiction...
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Oct 3, 20199 min read
The Fight of My Life
I lay in the hospital bed, pain racking my body as chemicals and super-science ran through my blood...
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Sep 12, 20195 min read
A Deep Breath
That’s when she married my stepfather who served in the US Military. Because of his job, we moved to the US...
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Sep 3, 20198 min read
Where I Fit In
My dad was an engineer for a federal contractor and my mom was a homemaker. We ended up having to move around a lot, but eventually...
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Aug 23, 20198 min read
Now I Know the Difference
Girls married right out of high school at 18 in my neighborhood, like an unspoken tradition. I thought I’d follow the same path...
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Aug 15, 20199 min read
The Sound of Hope
That year, there was a massacre in an eastern village. Nearly 600 were killed with sprays of bullets and machetes...
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Aug 6, 20198 min read
First and Foremost, I’m a Mother
Being the fourth of fourteen children, there was little love or food to go around in our household, and from an early age, I wanted out...
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