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Nobody ever said being an anti-racist would be easy
I cannot be the only white person who feels like trying to be vocally anti-racist within their own family is a lost cause. I also cannot be the only white person who still struggles with how and when to have these tough conversations in a way that supports growth and unity – not division. I […]
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Brotherly Love and Basketball
My brother Brad wasn’t always my best friend. Growing up, as the two in the middle of the Four Downs Boys, we never really had much in common. He was always cool, I never was. He was a great athlete, I was awful. It wasn’t until my freshman year of high school, Brad’s senior year, […]
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My Life as the Black Sheep
Lots of people have a “thing.” Art, music, sports, something that makes them tick and keeps them going day after day. For the rest of my family, that thing is basketball. For me, it’s not. It took years of trying to make it so, playing year-round and forsaking basically any other hobbies, until I finally […]
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Tailgate Society Christmas Memories
Whatever Christmas means to you, the memories will last a lifetime.
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The 20th Anniversary of Dawson’s Creek: Withstanding the test of time
This month marks 20 years since viewers saw little Joey Potter row across the creek, climb up the ladder and crawl into her best friend’s bedroom. It was 1998. Gas was $1.19 per gallon, Bill Clinton was in charge and Dawson’s Creek began its six season streak on The WB. The show was a simple […]
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I want a career and not a baby
At a recent family reunion, I fielded a good amount of questions about my personal life. I’m 22, single and in college. The conversation started out casually and ended right where it always does…
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To the family I gained in a bar
Editors note: this piece was originally posted on Jacqueline’s personal blog. You can find the original piece here along with some of her other writing. For some time I’ve pondered how to write this without it being something that makes people roll their eyes. I didn’t want it to be just another cookie-cutter blog post you […]
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