Category Archive: Elitism

suffocating pragmatism becomes insensitivity… and then, you don’t belong here

For the past several months I’ve been acting as immigration advisor to my colleagues in criminal practice.  Though I’ve only been here a short time, somehow I’ve started to get cold calls from correctional… Continue reading

lighten up. we’re all gonna die anyway

“lighten up. we’re all gonna die anyway.” I am tired of hearing this when I bring up someone else’s plight and oppression… This year, I tweeted while watching the Superbowl, enjoying commentary on the… Continue reading

6 months later: Melancholy for the “Unscathed” Haitians

Greetings to whoever reads this. I’m typing this on my cellular phone, while on the train, heading to work, disappointed that I didn’t bring anything to read for the train ride. I just… Continue reading

Fund IOLA, or else… no food, no shelter, no jobs, no healthcare

No food, no shelter, no jobs, no healthcare. This is what the people of NYC have been struggling with for what seems like forever.  From a lack of supermarkets in our poor and… Continue reading

Kill the “Slut”

While on Twitter yesterday, I noticed a tweet by a Soror of mine that I follow. It said “Teen sluts on tyra #priceless”… followed by another tweet saying  “Girl says she’s been trickin… Continue reading

who you callin “African American”?

Yesterday (Monday 9/28/09), 2 lawyers in my office started asking me questions about my neighborhood.  I was born and raised in Manhattan (spent childhood in Africa & Caribbean while Mother was in school) specifically… Continue reading