If you’re reading this, then that must mean my website has been relaunched and you have already visited it! 
Thanks! I’ve been thinking about and working on this for some time. I’m thankful for my friends who have put up with me asking them to review and edit and provide feedback on every single thing…lol. I especially want to thank…my sister, my mom & dad, Jonathan, Trina, Nana, Precious, Salama, Toni, Tavon, Shawn, Cammie, Alita, Age, Scott, Eb, Kaya…hopefully, I didn’t forget anyone…whether you proofed and discussed the survey, gave me feedback on the site, help formulate the scavenger hunt idea, etc., I greatly appreciate you. And don’t worry…there will be more involuntary work for you to do in the future…lol.
I’m excited about both the look and content of the redesigned site. The biggest addition to the site is my latest project…the brown girl project. This idea has grown from a conversation with a girlfriend into this evolving project. I had been writing some pieces dealing specifically with brown girls/women and I thought about dedicating a whole book to the subject. From there, I began to wonder how I could talk to other women (including those outside of my own circle) and find out what their experiences had been in order to write poems from a more broadened perspective…with the intention of reaching more girls and women and empowering them through their own circumstances. Lofty goal? Perhaps, but I figure everything is worth a try! So…out of this was born the brown girl survey. This online survey will ask a whole range of questions about the experiences of brown girls and women, as well as questions of those who don’t fit into that demographic. I’m excited and hopeful that women from all backgrounds and perspectives will take a few minutes and answer these questions. I’m extremely interested to read the responses. If you’re interested, please take the survey here:
Based on the results of this survey, I will begin to craft small discussion groups to talk more in depth about some of the topics. But, more to come on that later on.
Shifting gears…for those in the DC Metro area, I will be hosting a DC Scavenger Hunt on October 11th from 12:00 PM until about 4:00 PM. I know there are those of you who secretly wish you could be on The Amazing Race…lol. Well, here’s your chance to do something on a smaller scale that doesn’t take as much time! Teams of two will be given a set of clues to find throughout the city (most within several blocks of metro stations). The teams will find these clues/locations, snap their picture in front of it and get points for each clue found. They will have a certain amount of time to capture as many clues as they can and then race back to the meeting spot (Union Station) to see who wins. And if that’s not exciting enough…(insert drum roll here…lol)…there will be a cash prize for first place! Registration is $20 in advance (before October 11th).
So…are you up to the challenge??? If so, register online on the site:
Scavenger Hunt Registration (click on the Events tab)
For any events like this that I host, I will be aiming to generate funds to donate to an organization that in some way, services the needs of brown girls and women. For this event, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Center for Minority Studies…a non-profit organization who services, among others, brown women by helping to meet their educational health needs. Check them out:
Okay…I guess that’s all I have for right now. Feel free to subscribe to the blog so you’ll know when I post something new. I’ll blog about how the survey’s going, what’s new with the project and to share new poems.
Hope you like the new site!
