Category: Writing While Black
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TBT: Remember when the University of Wisconsin Photoshopped a Black Student into their application booklet?
Yep. In 2000, UW tried to make their milky white campus look a little more tan. They photoshopped a picture of black student Diallo Shabazz into their promotional materials. And they did it over and over again without his knowledge. You can see his head in the duplicate image on the right. “Diallo sued. He didn’t ask for […]
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If your friends aren’t your friends…then who are they? #frenemies
Two weeks ago I had to put my dog to “sleep.” Cancer. The type that is immune to treatment and sticks itself in places that are inoperable. He was my soul. He was the one I took with me when I left my husband five years ago. I chucked that life to start a new […]
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Girl Talk: How A Student Schooled Me On Racism #blackhistorymonth
Girl Talk: How A Student Schooled Me On Racism. My essay is blowing up TheFrisky right now… T
Tamara Lynch 