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A little while I go I got an email that I was one of the 100 honoree\u2019s for\u00a0Blogher\u2019s Voices of the Year<\/a>\u00a0 in the inspiration category!\u00a0 The post nominated was one I wrote for Rachel Held Evans\u2019 about\u00a0my hope for Evangelical Christians to become more racially reconciled,<\/a>\u00a0 Even though I just wrote the other day that I believe the entirety of the world are racist<\/a> I\u2019d still love it, obviously, if everyone else could reconcile too.\u00a0 Starting the conversation with those who have an actual mandate from their Savior to do so, just felt like a good place to start.\u00a0 I had no idea that post would land me here, obviously, but what an honor to have that all important message highlighted and platformed at such a time as this.<\/p>\n

So.\u00a0 Here I am in Downtown Chicago at Blogher #13 getting ready to descend upon the stage with 100 other women with Queen Latifah presenting the awards?! (wtf, y\u2019all!)<\/em>\u00a0 But, what I\u2019m feeling is how the h \u2013 e \u2013 L \u2013 L did I get to come here?\u00a0 All the way back in Jan. I signed up to attend the conference for free as a mic-wrangler unsure if I\u2019d even be able to take the blasted vacation time.\u00a0 Well, I wasn\u2019t.\u00a0 Then months later when I left that job I was back at square one when I asked if I could take a couple days off WITHIN MY FIRST TWO WEEKS.\u00a0 Then they said yes!\u00a0 Go get your award!\u00a0 Work it, Honey Chile! \u00a0 And I said \u201cwhat the frack are you kidding me?\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been instagramming pictures of beautiful black women at Blogher \u201913 sporting natural hair styles (@gracebiskie) & other random ones of me embracing my inner goofball\u2026<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been ruminating on a few posts I hope to write about this experience\u2026about how beautiful and diverse women writers are, and about how inspiring it is to be around all these professional amazing black women\u2026and about how I feel empowered to bravely share my truths\u2026and\u2026and\u2026and\u2026.<\/p>\n

Twist your fingers for me that I\u2019ll get some time with Miss Latifah! =)<\/p>\n

Later Gators,<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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