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The Finality of A Decision
This week has been tough. On Sunday evening, (March 26), my older brother called to share that his partner's granddaughter had committed...
rdlangley1
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Karen, Why Are You So Angry?
By now, many of us have seen at least one video of that white woman, now known as Karen, screaming, crying, coughing on, accusing Black...
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Jun 13, 20205 min read


Reading the Bubble Over My Head
One year ago today, I created my blog “from the desk of the black girl.” I dedicated my blog to my Mom and her love of writing. The quote...
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Feb 11, 201712 min read


until you know my struggle...
I don’t know, but some days you wake up and feel a certain kind of way. It’s nothing and it’s everything. You can’t name it and you...
rdlangley1
May 12, 20167 min read


ambiguity is a problem
Over the course of my life, I’ve noticed how ambiguity gets in the way of everything. Part of the problem, or maybe the entire hitch...
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Jan 15, 20164 min read
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