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I read a lot. I write a lot. I like to share.

I’m in this space as a content creator where I am working to make sure my content is either paid or goes to my personal platform first before going to social.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, our relationships with social media are tenuous at best, and the various algorithms make it hard for everyone to see everything no matter how much you post.

Not to mention, on platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn, you actually have to engage with your own content so that people can actually see it, which is annoying, but fine; I’ll do it.

Anyway…

I also feel a type of way calling myself a content creator, but that’s more a me thing than anything, so I’m sure I’ll get over it.

What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

As I have been more actively engaged in keeping my blood sugar low beyond the medications I am taking for it, I have learned a few things about blood glucose, glucose spikes, and the way they can impact my entire day and productivity. I wrote a post about it. Start your day off right!

White people started it

As a Black woman who writes about race, racial justice, and social justice issues, a common question I get asked by the Selective Offense/Selective Outrage people is, “Why do you have to make everything about race.”

I get tired of this question, so for theGrio, I wrote “White people made everything about race.”

I want y’all to know that I have only gotten one tweet from the white fragility crowd about this one, and predictably, they cherry-picked something I said in the post to cry about — the fact that Black people basically invented American “culture.”

Some good news for coffee drinkers

If you know me, you know my blood type is “iced coffee,” even when it’s cold outside. There have been all kinds of things said about caffeine consumption and the dangers thereof, so this recent piece in the Wall Street Journal, “Coffee and Your Heart: The Impact May Be Different Than You Think,” made me a little happy.

As previously mentioned, I have changed so many of my habits to live a healthier lifestyle, but the one thing I refuse to give up is my daily beloved coffee.

At least I am down to one cup a day instead of the two I was previously drinking.

Anyway, I know I am not the only caffeine addict out there, so I figured I would share the good news.

What happened to all the diversity and inclusion?

Remember how after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 all these corporations wanted to be seen as making strides toward being more inclusive? Remember all the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that sprang up after that? Remember all the blank Black squares as avatars everyone was using to show “solidarity” with Black people who were simply asking that the extrajudicial police killings of us stop?

I saw an interesting article on LinkedIn written by Natasha Bowman called “I Guess Black Lives Don’t Matter,” and it discusses how not even three years after all of that, those “efforts” seem to have all but disappeared from the forefront of company culture.

Here are some key takeaways:

• While DEI roles increased by 55% after Floyd’s murder, in the three years since, those roles are disappearing faster than non-DEI roles.

• In an op-ed column for the Wall Street Journal, Andy Kessler made the claim that the failure of Silicon Valley Bank happened because they were “distracted by diversity demands,” and that is quite the claim to make considering, as Bowman notes, the bank has a total of “1 Black, 1 LGBTQ+, and 2 Veterans.”

Bowman writes:

It pains me to say this, but the recent actions of organizations and allies have shown that we have returned to the pre-COVID era of being unseen, unheard, and undervalued at work and in the community. The failed efforts of organizations to make good on their DEI promises and the backpedaling of White allies are dangerous and can lead to several negative consequences. The most dangerous of these consequences is the impact on the mental health of its Black employees.

Pick your titties up; they need your support

My friends are dope, and they do dope things, and I like to share when they do dope things because as Black people, we all we got.

My friend Carol is a professional bra fitter. Those of us with substantial bosoms know and understand the importance of a good-fitting bra; I know I do.

Carol had an article published by Insider today, and I want y’all to read “I've been a professional bra fitter for 10 years. Here are 8 mistakes people make when buying bras.”