so last night i spoke at the @RaleighGov city council meeting here is my testimony regarding the redistricting process and the maps presented by city staff and the city appointed special study group on council term lengths & compensation.
just tired of always caring more than im cared about smh let me go to work cause a man is only cared about when he has a reason to be used and if you’re broke better hug yourself 🤷🏾♂️
can’t front it’s hard to navigate disconnect. trying to be fully present for others while not feeling seen at the same time. starting to think karma not real cause the same grace and understanding i try to extend to others i rarely receive in return in my time of need.
yesterday was rough. received a surprised that brought a key insecurity of mine to the forefront wasn’t met with understanding or grace did my best to navigate the situation but ultimately I was blamed for them feeling embarrassed. now I’m the one apologizing smh don’t get it 🤦🏾♂️
to switch up on me in how you move and interact while still expecting me to treat you the same afterwards don’t fly over here. i understand we all go through stuff but sorry i won’t be the same to you after you handle that. stop devaluing solid ppl we tried of being used!!!
Often we blame the developers, but what’s more insidious is how cities gentrify communities. Not revitalize but gentrify. Unfortunately, they use federal money to destroy and raze Black and Brown neighborhoods. Then they rebuild them to suit their taste. This is the blind spot that our federal government and federal leaders have, because most of them aren’t boots on the ground, or know enough about systems to be effective in advocating for the communities they seek to help.
Dear community, long gone are the days of voting for people based on their race or the color of their skin. You can’t rest your trust in that, you never could.
It’s painfully apparent that none of what has happened in SE and downtown Raleigh could have happened, if there weren’t those of us who were bought with crumbs. Crumbs. Do you hear me? Besides what’s a title, a position, a status, or an invite to a political circle of so-called A-listers, if your legacy will be one of co-exploitation?
As Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said, “My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” If you’re not free, I’m not free.
maybe i didn’t get the memo but what kind of sandwich deli don’t have bacon??? nothing makes sense to me anymore this place just doesn’t seem real anymore 🤦🏾♂️
stop serving cold food at work events. no i’m not trying to sit through a “working lunch” eating a cold chicken biscuit & potatoes salad like ppl read the room plllllllleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaassssssseeeeeee
ughhhh i just want to heal what am i missing what is it that im not giving myself enough of smh shit shit shit i don’t want to be distracted i want to be healed