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  • Hope – Courtesy of Kensington Market

  • Introducing…

    There’s a store in Kensington Market that I pop into on occasion. And every time I do, I come away feeling good. Welcome to Soma. Yesterday, outside, I met a very kind older gentleman. We chatted for a bit. I guessed correctly that he was the owner’s father. During our conversation I asked him the…

  • Soggy Saturday – Kensington Market

  • July the 6th

    The Six Ah Wi Art Collective had an opening at The Gladstone. I thought the title of their event was more than brilliant: “Genius Loves Company”. Although I didn’t stay very long, I was captivated by the creative energy of the evening. If I could convey one thing to you about the occasion, it is…

  • Black Like Who?

    Note: This essay originally appeared as “Will the real Black girl please stand up?” in marlo, in 2003. Why is it that to certain black people, some of us don’t fit the code? Apparently, there’s a particular way we must dress, speak, and act – and if we should fall short of these standards, we‘re…