I’m not going to lie. Since November 2016, I’ve been retreating from the world in the name of self-care and, since May 2017, mommyhood. (Sidenote: I can’t believe my daughter is 7 months old already! Stop growing up.) I refuse to watch the news for nothing more than work purposes. I refuse to get sucked[…]
On a cold day in January day of 2009, people from across the world gathered to witness the election of the nation’s first Black President. We all stood on the Capitol Mall that frigid day, tears streaming down our cheeks. We were awestruck, witnessing an event many of us thought we would never live to[…]
Originally posted on www.edilmari.com “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. I’ve been thinking a lot about being a woman over the past few weeks. It started with this video. Each morning after watching this, I’ve been contemplating over life and the pursuit of[…]
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I didn’t decide early on in life that politics was a career I’d pursue or even a path I’d cross. I didn’t care as deeply as some and I admit, even today, I feel out of place in the progressive world. My peers often make me feel like I haven’t lost enough, haven’t fought enough,[…]