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Say It, "Rah-shay"
Words and thoughts from Rachée
When I was 12, my mom signed me up for tap dancing lessons. Each Saturday, I grabbed my tap shoes and headed down to South Philly for lessons at the Progressive School of Dance to tap my heart out. I was not quite Savion Glover or Ann Miller but I would put my heart into kick – ball – slaps. I was…
It’s no secret that I have abandoned my crochet hooks for knitting needles. I had all but given up on crochet because I wasn’t feeling as excited about my creations but with the addition of Melissa Leapman’s Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters to my collection I have dusted off my hooks to give some of these stitches a try. In this…
It feels weird for me to type this but here goes: Alanis Morrisette’s song, “Perfect” is what I think of when I think about being Black in America. Sometimes is never quite enough If you’re flawless, then you’ll win my love Don’t forget to win first place Don’t forget to keep that smile on your face You’ve got to be…
When I returned to the college I work at part time debuting my new hair, one of the students called me Whoopi Goldberg. After we got into it (he is doing some weird scraggly beard thing that I had to give him what for about) he moved on and I thought about what was bothering me. It’s not the Whoopi…