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11.08.2025 19:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Integration Was the Fire “I fear I am integrating my people into a burning house.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Integration – the act or process of integrating.A: Incorporation as equals into society or a…

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11.08.2025 01:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Integration Was the Fire "I fear I am integrating my people into a burning house." – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Integration – the act or process of integrating.A: Incorporation as equals into society or an organization.B: Coordination of mental processes into a normal effective personality or with the environment. Assimilation – the act of assimilating.A: An act, process, or instance of assimilating.

Integration Was the Fire

"I fear I am integrating my people into a burning house." – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Integration – the act or process of integrating.A: Incorporation as equals into society or an organization.B: Coordination of mental processes into a normal effective personality…

10.08.2025 22:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I was just waiting for him to give the hat signal!

08.08.2025 20:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Part 2: The Recovery The work begins after the funeral Grief has a strange rhythm. First, you deny. Then, you bargain. Then, if you’re honest, you get angry. But eventually—if you’re strong—you begin to recover. Not forget. Not excuse. But rebuild something from what was broken. That’s where I’m at. If you read Part 1, Better (Not) Call… then you already know: I’ve buried somebody I love.

Part 2: The Recovery

The work begins after the funeral Grief has a strange rhythm. First, you deny. Then, you bargain. Then, if you’re honest, you get angry. But eventually—if you’re strong—you begin to recover. Not forget. Not excuse. But rebuild something from what was broken. That’s where I’m…

07.08.2025 16:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Better (not) Call Tyrone This one is personal. I'm sharing it here because I know some of y'all will feel this too—maybe too well. I’m not writing him off, but I had to write this down. As a form of grief. As a kind of prayer. As a mirror. Better (Not) Call Tyrone(A Eulogy for the Living) I’ve been in denial. For a long time, I believed I hadn’t lost somebody I love.

Better (not) Call Tyrone

This one is personal. I'm sharing it here because I know some of y'all will feel this too—maybe too well. I’m not writing him off, but I had to write this down. As a form of grief. As a kind of prayer. As a mirror. Better (Not) Call Tyrone(A Eulogy for the Living) I’ve…

04.08.2025 18:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Winners vs. Losers This was prompted by listening to the Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM Let’s get something straight, the Confederacy lost.Not just on the battlefield, but morally, historically, and spiritually. They lost. But if you’ve looked around at street signs, military bases, schools, statues, and state flags over the last 100 years, you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise. In fact, for over a century, America has let the losers write the story.

Winners vs. Losers

This was prompted by listening to the Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM Let’s get something straight, the Confederacy lost.Not just on the battlefield, but morally, historically, and spiritually. They lost. But if you’ve looked around at street signs, military bases, schools, statues,…

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29.07.2025 20:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

MAGA Mike Johnson Sent Congress Home for the Summer House of Representatives Chamber of the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. And no, this wasn’t a reward for hard work and dedication.Democrats got to go home too.This wasn’t due to renovations—no fresh paint, wallpaper, or carpet. I was once sent home from work for using the word “proprietary” in a meeting—maybe with a bit of snark—but I got paid, so let’s call it an extra vacation day.

MAGA Mike Johnson Sent Congress Home for the Summer

House of Representatives Chamber of the Idaho State Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. And no, this wasn’t a reward for hard work and dedication.Democrats got to go home too.This wasn’t due to renovations—no fresh paint, wallpaper, or carpet. I…

28.07.2025 19:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Ghost in the Mulch Pile Originally written August 2022 This weekend I had an “ah-ha” moment—one of those realizations that many Black people may already know deep down, but I hadn’t fully connected the dots until now. I now have irrefutable proof that Black people are invisible to white people. Or worse—we’re ghosts. Here’s what happened. I’ve lived in my neighborhood for almost 24 years. There are about six or seven families of every race who’ve been here just as long.

The Ghost in the Mulch Pile

Originally written August 2022 This weekend I had an “ah-ha” moment—one of those realizations that many Black people may already know deep down, but I hadn’t fully connected the dots until now. I now have irrefutable proof that Black people are invisible to white…

25.07.2025 16:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Abusive Relationship Originally written and published by as op-ed piece for the Micheal Smerconish Show on SiriusXM, August 2022 Black America is in an abusive relationship. A relationship where everybody knows about it but, our friends, neighbors, and even family refuse to talk about. A relationship where our partner has told us if we tell anybody or try to leave, they will kill us.

Abusive Relationship

Originally written and published by as op-ed piece for the Micheal Smerconish Show on SiriusXM, August 2022 Black America is in an abusive relationship. A relationship where everybody knows about it but, our friends, neighbors, and even family refuse to talk about. A…

25.07.2025 15:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Maybe MAGA was right. This morning I heard Lurie Daniel-Favors say she might owe MAGA an apology—for calling them crazy over all that “deep state” talk. And you know what? I’m running with it. For years, the far-right screamed about secret elites, sex trafficking, pedophilia rings, and the ultra-rich using fetal tissue to make face cream. They called it Pizzagate—centered around Comet Ping Pong, a D.C.

Maybe MAGA was right.

This morning I heard Lurie Daniel-Favors say she might owe MAGA an apology—for calling them crazy over all that “deep state” talk. And you know what? I’m running with it. For years, the far-right screamed about secret elites, sex trafficking, pedophilia rings, and the…

24.07.2025 19:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You Are Never Going to See The List As I listen to the pundits, late-night comedians, and MAGA-verse mouthpieces like Kash Patel and Pam Blondie (I know but just can’t resist), I’m getting really clear on one thing—we are never going…

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21.07.2025 02:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You Are Never Going to See The List As I listen to the pundits, late-night comedians, and MAGA-verse mouthpieces like Kash Patel and Pam Blondie (I know but just can’t resist), I’m getting really clear on one thing—we are never going to see the Epstein list. Not the client names.Not the flight logs.Not the surveillance footage.Not a single frame of old white men chasing teenage girls across Epstein’s Island like it was some twisted version of…

You Are Never Going to See The List

As I listen to the pundits, late-night comedians, and MAGA-verse mouthpieces like Kash Patel and Pam Blondie (I know but just can’t resist), I’m getting really clear on one thing—we are never going to see the Epstein list. Not the client names.Not the flight…

21.07.2025 02:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Chosen Few ’25 For the second year in a row, I made the pilgrimage to the Chosen Few Picnic & Festival. Last year I didn’t know what to expect—other than the music. House Music. The soundtrack of my club days…

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14.07.2025 16:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Chosen Few ’25 For the second year in a row, I made the pilgrimage to the Chosen Few Picnic & Festival. Last year I didn’t know what to expect—other than the music. House Music. The soundtrack of my club days (well, nights). The music of the AKA’s, the Smart Bar, the Riviera. Back when if you didn’t leave the club drenched in sweat, you weren’t doing it right.

Chosen Few ’25

For the second year in a row, I made the pilgrimage to the Chosen Few Picnic & Festival. Last year I didn’t know what to expect—other than the music. House Music. The soundtrack of my club days (well, nights). The music of the AKA’s, the Smart Bar, the Riviera. Back when if you…

14.07.2025 16:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Black Joy – Chosen Few ’24 Getting ready for Chosen Few 2025! Post to come later… House Music! As soon as we hit the parking lot, we could hear it. The beat, uniquely Chicago, so familiar to my ears, so nostalgic to my…

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12.07.2025 14:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bunny Rabbits & Fireflies Bunny Rabbits & Fireflies This morning, I sat on my deck and watched three bunnies nibble at the morning dew in the grass. Not for the first time, I noticed how many rabbits are out this summer…

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10.07.2025 13:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bunny Rabbits & Fireflies Bunny Rabbits & Fireflies This morning, I sat on my deck and watched three bunnies nibble at the morning dew in the grass. Not for the first time, I noticed how many rabbits are out this summer—seems like they’ve taken over the neighborhood. And honestly, you can’t be mad while looking at bunnies. Even Buggs made us laugh. At night, the yard lights up with fireflies—more than I remember seeing as a kid when we used to catch them in Mason jars, turning them into our own personal lanterns made by nature.

Bunny Rabbits & Fireflies

Bunny Rabbits & Fireflies This morning, I sat on my deck and watched three bunnies nibble at the morning dew in the grass. Not for the first time, I noticed how many rabbits are out this summer—seems like they’ve taken over the neighborhood. And honestly, you can’t be mad…

10.07.2025 13:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What the F@!k You Mean Ain’t No List? Fox News — that bastion of integrity and unbiased journalism (insert deep eye roll) — asked Pam Bondi back in February if the DOJ would release the “Jeffrey Epstein client list.” Her response? “It’…

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08.07.2025 17:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What the F@!k You Mean Ain’t No List? Fox News — that bastion of integrity and unbiased journalism (insert deep eye roll) — asked Pam Bondi back in February if the DOJ would release the “Jeffrey Epstein client list.” Her response? “It’s sitting on my desk right now to review. That’s been a directive by President Trump. I’m reviewing that.” Fast forward to now and suddenly, …

What the F@!k You Mean Ain’t No List?

Fox News — that bastion of integrity and unbiased journalism (insert deep eye roll) — asked Pam Bondi back in February if the DOJ would release the “Jeffrey Epstein client list.” Her response? “It’s sitting on my desk right now to review. That’s been a…

08.07.2025 17:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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07.07.2025 21:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Independence (Day) I used to be a flag-waving, fireworks-shooting, parade-attending, cookout-going patriot on the 4th. Proud African American. Two things changed that.Knocked that patriotism shit right out of me. The first happened pre-pandemic.(It’s funny how we’ve started measuring time like that—pre- and post-pandemic.) I was at an annual Fourth of July party thrown by a dear friend, deep inside an affluent gated community.

Independence (Day)

I used to be a flag-waving, fireworks-shooting, parade-attending, cookout-going patriot on the 4th. Proud African American. Two things changed that.Knocked that patriotism shit right out of me. The first happened pre-pandemic.(It’s funny how we’ve started measuring time like…

06.07.2025 19:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

African Centered Curriculum Below is the transcript of my speech addressed to the school board last night. Starting at minute 57:00 My name is Tracey Wallace, a lifelong Evanstonian and a member of the first desegregated clas…

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25.06.2025 18:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

African Centered Curriculum Below is the transcript of my speech addressed to the school board last night. My name is Tracey Wallace, a lifelong Evanstonian and a member of the first desegregated class to matriculate through District 65. I attended Central School and Nichols, where my generation learned to read from Dick and Jane, watched Spot run, and were taught a version of history that praised the Founding Fathers—men who enslaved my ancestors.

African Centered Curriculum

Below is the transcript of my speech addressed to the school board last night. My name is Tracey Wallace, a lifelong Evanstonian and a member of the first desegregated class to matriculate through District 65. I attended Central School and Nichols, where my generation…

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