LockDown Diaries Pt. 9 : My First Juneteenth

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Tasha Rose Leave a comment

Friday was my first Juneteenth. Or should I say, Friday was the first day that I celebrated Juneteenth. I first heard about Juneteenth when I was 22. Growing up, it wasn’t a day I had ever heard of. I mean I had heard of the whole phenomenon of how our enslaved ancestors in parts of […]... Read More

LockDown Diaries Pt. 8: Something Like Hope

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Tasha Rose Leave a comment

I am not a morning person by any stretch of imagination. The label “morning person” would never apply to me. But nevertheless, Friday morning I found myself getting up early with the goal of heading downtown because I really wanted to see Black Lives Matter Plaza. I wanted to see the site of all these […]... Read More

LockDown Diaries Pt.7: Our Lives Matter

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Tasha Rose Leave a comment

In the midst of a pandemic, Black people still have to deal with the danger that comes with simply being Black. I guess I just hoped that maybe one part of racism might die down as we will deal with another crisis. How naïve of me, clearly. It’s tiring. I don’t think some people -read […]... Read More

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LockDown Diaries Pt. 9 : My First Juneteenth

LockDown Diaries Pt. 8: Something Like Hope