Being called an “Oreo” as a young girl and throughout adulthood was a dagger thrown at me for existing in a Black body while cranking my head to Nirvana; knowing all the lyrics to R.E.M.’s Green album; shopping at Lululemon; dying my hair purple; dating white folx; making vegan mac and cheese; being addicted to Buffy, the Vampire Slayer; swirling like a hippy at drum circles in the UCSC forest; busing to Whole Foods in Redondo Beach from Inglewood at age 15 so I could eat organic; and so on and so on.
Like so many of your past posts, this one read so quickly. I find myself reading and simultaneously want to read your next though immediately! Then reread just in case.
Thank you for sharing some of your past, present and future. It all gives me a richer appreciation for what I otherwise wouldn’t have.
High School in East LA? My mom and siblings went to Roosevelt.
I love you my sweet girl and I am constantly in awe of you. Always be yourself. an "AMAZING BLACK QUEEN".
QianyaVision!
Like so many of your past posts, this one read so quickly. I find myself reading and simultaneously want to read your next though immediately! Then reread just in case.
Thank you for sharing some of your past, present and future. It all gives me a richer appreciation for what I otherwise wouldn’t have.
High School in East LA? My mom and siblings went to Roosevelt.
I went to LA County HS for the Arts..took the bus there from Inglewood.
A worthy schlep! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts. They really read so well and clear