Keesa McKoy

I’ve been saying this since HS. I really really tried to see the hype and what people liked but couldn’t get into at all.

It’s the type of humor I’m irked by in real life too. Depracating, exaggerated mockery.

I'm also so many folks' first black boss, and I try not to be too burdened by that, but I also feel the weight of being a good example of what managers can be.

Sitting in a cafe working and ran into one of my old direct reports, and it was the sweetest encounter.

She gave me all the flowers today and lifted my spirits. I try really hard to be a good manager, and so hearing how much my support still means the world to her was everything!

I love Mexico so much. I’m so mad it took me so long to visit. But after visiting for the first time in 2022, I’ve been back 2 more times.

Tracee is making me want to plan another trip!

I’ve never planned an entire vacation solo, but I’ve added solo parts to trips. Like I extended a trip for a wedding by 2 days, and upgraded to a fancy room, took a bath, read a book, ordered room service and slept so much. I remember that time so fondly!

like the way she described happiness vs joy made me cry. cause happiness does have a snug/lightness to it, but when I think about the times in my life that I’ve felt TRUE joy it was something overwhelming that was almost too big for my body to hold. happiness is custom fit, joy bursts at the seams.

Happy Independence Day to the single most influential island in all of the Caribbean! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

Sustaining 2 people on 23K-24K a year and wondering why marked improvements aren’t happening. Are these people still not poor?

In what ways could they substantially improve their lives? Not a new neighborhood, not a good enrichment class, not a damn thing but make it a little easier to eat & clothe

Im really deeply bothered by this study. I had to look up poverty line stats.

Giving a family of two that makes $19,000 a year, $4000 addt’l American dollars and asking why child development didn’t improve.

I….its so insulting.

More Money Was Supposed to Help Poor Kids. So Why Didn’t It? The Daily · Episode

If you wanna be irritated alongside me.

Side-eyeing the researchers and the journalists.

open.spotify.com/episode/4WCz...

And everyone is puzzled why the 7 indicators of child development didn’t change. Enough to say that cash without strings won’t change the lives of kids.

I’m not tryign to to shit on “experts” but an 18% increase in income for ppl below he poverty line is just not enough to make any claims.

Today’s Daily really irked my entire soul. The title alone tells me what the goal is here. Giving poor moms cash without strings doesn’t help the kids.

You dig deeper and it was $4000 a year so like $300 a mth for 4 years. Moms used the money on the kids, kept jobs, etc.

This is hilarious! Because as a plump faced queen, I appreciate that you see us as well as she spoke nothing but facts 😭😭😭

Six is coming to Providence and my daughter knows all the songs and begged me to take her. I’m still confused how she knows it, but she is obsessed with it & I can’t wait to surprise her cuz I got tickets!

Top 5 days on the internet and it’s not 4-5. 🤣

Can’t believe all the fertility rate hoopla isn’t focused on the fact that it is sooooo expensive to have children, instead it’s about women and careers or selfishness?

It’s expensive, care falls primarily on us, and men are mean. Everyone can stop the discussions now 😭😭

DW, from the PBS show ‘Arthur’, looking forlornly through a fence

watching everybody else’s fascist dictators face consequences

A very generous use of “Collectively”

Today is Za’s first day of theatre camp and I am sooo happy for her. She’s been wanting a program that ends with a performance and we finally got one!

(I just wish there were more black kids)

Today was literally so perfect. The weather was exceptional.

Whatever is going on with the moon, stars and planets need to stop. Cuz woo, no part of the last 2 weeks would have been on my life bingo card. Just unexpected thing after unexpected thing.

Went to see Davido last night! He was spectacular. Such a great show!

Dami Duro is a GREAT song, and I truthfully didn't even know he sang it. Back in the day when I was obsessed with Zumba, one of the teachers had it on her playlist, and I fell in love.

Hearing it last night was a sweet surprise.

I love her already! lol!

White folks in tech peddling hustle culture + brainstorming after:

No one is talking about it yet I am so sick of hearing about it. I don’t quite know how that happens.

Took our money to build cages and a palace. My gawd.

All we asked for was education, some transportation, and a lil healthcare.

Everyone, men and women should advocate for policies that truly renew sociable behaviors, and allow for healthy, fruitful lives.

Everything else is just noise and bandaids. Gimme a break.

People say this because they wanna hear you say women should start throwing the coochie around and let men go back to doing whatever they want.

Because healthy, free, well-paid people with time to socialize and learn new things would get everybody laid & thats what most progressive policies ask for

Rest in this case isn’t necessarily sleep. But trying a path that’s more conducive to where your mind and spirit is.

She’s not in it or inspired by it. And needs to give that part of her life a rest.

I’m reading a book about the rested woman, and I think women are always compelled to this feeling of fixing and nurturing and it’s like sometimes we don’t have it, and it doesn’t mean you never give anymore but sometimes you need rest to innovate and be inspired.

I saw this through that lens.