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I'm not from Africa!

OK. We're all from Africa. Most anthropologists concur: Africa is where humanity's ancestors originated. And yes, my genetics can be traced to African ancestry. But that's an incomplete picture. On both my maternal and paternal sides, my great grandparents are full-bloodied Native Americans, and further back, French Jews. Curiously, I'm the darkest member of my family. I often joke to members of my family that I must be adopted.

Deauwand Myers | 2015-02-23 17:17

"Women have no wilderness in them, / They are provident instead, / Content in the tight, hot cell of their hearts / To eat dusty bread…/ They wait, when they should turn to journeys, / They stiffen, when they should bend. / They use against themselves that benevolence / To which no man is friend."- from "Women," by Louise Bogan

Deauwand Myers | 2015-02-09 17:02

Some of my favorite things

As I previously wrote, I frequent cafes often to write. Caffe Bene is where I most often go. Cafes should have good WiFi, convenient power outlets, and something nice to eat or drink; loyalty point cards too are important. Coffeesmith has a much more generous point plan (four times the amount of points-per-purchase!) than Caffee Bene, and their red velvet cake is good. If they were more ubiquitous and close to where I live, I’d frequent much more often than I do. The only drawback is their point cards can only be used at specific locations, meaning you’ll have to register for a new card at e...

Deauwand Myers | 2015-01-26 17:17

On secular saints

On April 4, 1967, in his speech, "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence," Martin Luther King, Jr. stated, "The greatest purveyor of violence in the world" is America. From this speech, a whirlwind of criticism and frayed relationships ensued.

Deauwand Myers | 2015-01-12 17:04

US: The most popular kid in school

There's a kind of paradoxical, even nonsensical dynamic at work when some people encounter Americans. On the one hand, people admire and envy the accomplishments of the world's longest democratic experiment, one that's built the wealthiest, most powerful nation in human history.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-12-29 17:06

By Deauwand MyersOn Aug. 9, 2014, a police officer killed Michael Brown, 18, an African American, in Ferguson, Missouri. Last week, the world got what it expected: no one will be held accountable.A white, American male posted of a friend of mine’s Facebook page, “bitter much," after she expressed anger at Michael Brown’s murder, and the cruel, virulently racist comments people left on news sites, e.g.: “The thug got what he deserved", “the feral animal," “he committed strong-arm robbery," “his parents should have done a better job."I am not particula...

Deauwand Myers | 2014-12-01 17:07

President Park's broken promises

Korean presidents serve one five-year term. Originally, the limit was created to discourage a perpetual head of state who never leaves office. Because of Korea’s long and bloody history of dictators/pseudo-presidents, this made perfect sense.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-11-17 17:29

With the American mid-terms upon us, let's explore what is partially on the ballot today, November 4. President Obama presents to the American zeitgeist a kind of conundrum. He is, literally, an African-American: his mother was white; his father was African. President Obama encapsulates the lingering friction between American ideals and its social realities.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-11-03 17:13

To the least of these

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” - Matthew 25:50, The King James Bible. To endeavor for justice, (for the infirmed, the weak, the young, the poor, and the socially undesirable) is really at the heart of most of the world's religions. Yet, Korea has a poor record when it comes to aiding those most in need.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-10-20 17:05

Freedom in Itaewon

“Ghetto” is a word packed with meaning. It started in Europe: places where Jews were segregated from the Christian populations. Later, during World War II, it had a much more ominous meaning. These ghettos were not only where Jews were relegated, but they became the processing grounds for Jewish internment in concentration camps. In these ghettos, poverty, disease, cursory executions and crime were rampant.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-10-06 17:05

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