This place is a prison; these people aren’t my friends

Desperate for friends, and time in nature, I joined a Facebook group called “BWW: Black Women Who.” The group apparently stared as a kayaking meetup and then evolved into a general outdoors meetup for Black women. When I arrived in Galveston State Park I was immediately soothed by the landscape. It reminded me of the

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Get out of your car and onto the streets

I live in Houston, TX. A city known for its highways and sprawl. When I moved to Houston, I knew I did not want to live within the sprawl. At 12, I had a meltdown when my family moved to the NW suburbs of Baltimore because it was “too quiet.” After graduating college, I moved

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