Election 2020, Pt. 2

November 7, 2020November 8, 2020 ~ Sahara ~ Leave a comment

I feel like I need to write about today. That Wee One will want to know. That history will want to know.

Today, Biden and Harris were declared the winners of our elections. He wasn’t my first choice in the primaries, but I’m good with him.

But wow – a woman is the Vice President elect. The Vice President! And a Black woman! An Indian woman! A first generation American! For the first time in American history, a woman is in the second highest office of my government.

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Weekend Coffee Share #43

February 26, 2017April 28, 2017 ~ Sahara ~ Leave a comment

If we were having coffee, we would be here for a long time since its been awhile since we met! We had birthday parties, both in Ohio and in St. Louis. (Oh yeah, Wee One is two. What did you do that she has to be two? 🙂

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I Wasn’t Expecting This

August 10, 2015September 4, 2015 ~ Sahara ~ Leave a comment

I expected motherhood to change me, as so many people promised, like change the way I drive (it sort of has) or the way I vote (pu-SHAH!). But not long ago, I found a change I didn’t anticipate.

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How Can I Be A White Ally?

December 5, 2014December 5, 2014 ~ Sahara ~ Leave a comment

I have talked a little bit about Ferguson about this blog, and I’ve talked about social justice and privilege as well. I want to be an ally in the effort to change the system that eradicates these privileges, but I’m not too sure how to do that, or how to do it effectively. Really be an ally and not “a great white savior,” ’cause I’m not.

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