The Sun Rises In The East & Sets In The West
- June 03, 2024
- by
- AMG
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, like clockwork;
The world is not level.
But every day, like clockwork, the sun smiles at the mountains as it rises in the sky and brightens the earth.
The world is not level.
But every day, the sun sets in the west and whispers goodbye as the stars scatter across the night sky, like clockwork.
I’m grateful —
If you had to describe the smell of the sea to someone who had never been there, never experienced it, could you?
The mightiness of the Indian...
A Little Older
- May 22, 2024
- by
- AMG
Before we knew it, days turned into weeks, turned into months, turned into years
Suddenly, we were the grown-ups we couldn’t wait to be
We’re not the same kids we used to be
Different time zones, different schedules, different obligations, responsibilities, different, well…everything
The plans change from “We’re going everywhere tonight!” to “I need to nap.”
Endless...
Autopilot
- October 03, 2022
- by
- AMG
Wake up
Roll over
Unlock the phone
Open Instagram
Scroll…scroll…scroll
Story, story, post, post, story
Baby
Engagement
New car
New House
Wedding
Maybe a bible verse
Monday Motivation
Time to get out of the bed
Drag myself to the bathroom
Wash face
Why am I so tired?
Buzz Buzz Buzz Buzz
Bling Bling Bling
The phone was on snooze, it’s...
Something So Simple But So Special
- June 14, 2021
- by
- AMG
The hug
The embrace
The way we held each other
The way we embraced to greet each other
The personal touch we used to show our people love
Just that human contact
There’s something about a hug that’s just different from the half smile –
-elbow touch
-fist bump
…wave and walk away that we had...
Telling A Deer To Be Careful In Hunting Season
- April 12, 2021
- by
- AMG
I was washed with emotion and confusion. I was hurt and outraged and enraged. I was devastated. The rape and murder of Khanice Jackson had struck me down and hurt me all so deeply. I couldn’t quite put it into words. It felt and still feels immensely unfair. The more that was revealed about the...
Letter to a Black Woman
- February 08, 2021
- by
- AMG
Dear Black Woman,
You are brilliantYou are specialAstoundingly beautiful actually
Take heed in knowing that you are unique by design.
You may feel sad sometimesYou may embarrass yourself.You may fallBut you get back upAnd you do it with grace. Dear Black Woman, Speak your truth.
And Live your truth.
We all experience it – the emotional and often physical trauma....
Dream the Impossible
- November 19, 2020
- by
- AMG
Truthfully, when I decided I wanted to write about this, Lewis Hamilton winning his seventh world championship, I wasn’t sure where to start. But, after staring at the blinking cursor for a bit, what ended up on the screen first was — “It’s not just about winning… ”
As I sat there and typed, paused and...
Hope
- November 08, 2020
- by
- AMG
Four years ago, in 2016, I was 20 years old and a sophomore at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time, I had already been studying in the U.S. for 4 years.
The day after Tuesday, November 8, 2016, was filled with grief and remorse. That day, I woke up to stories of terrified...
It just is…
- October 05, 2020
- by
- AMG
This picture was taken a year ago. It was after my second AGM as a board director, but my first as a college graduate and as an official working girl.
That day, was also a reminder of the last time I saw my dear uncle Daryl, my God-father (a year before, at my first AGM). He...
Finding Balance Between Staying Informed & Staying Sane
- June 10, 2020
- by
- AMG
A young black woman stands in front of the library in the courtyard. She’s standing on top of a concrete planter, holding a placard as the sun beams down on her face. It has a list of names on it. No one is up there with her. There are students bustling to and from classes,...
