Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlythe nightI feel so lonely in the still of the night. The only sounds I hear are the hum of the old refrigerator and the water heater buzzing, the outdoor sounds of nature, the invisible crickets hidden under the mulch — chirping — and the other nighttime insects, doing their nightly…Poetry On Medium1 min read
PinnedMember-onlyFor Once And For All, Black People Cannot Be RacistLet’s start with two definitions of racist: — prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized — a person who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward people on…Race2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyJane Campion Tried To Climb On The Backs Of Venus and Serena Williams But Fell On Her FaceAnother day, another microaggression. And make no mistake about it, that’s what Jane Campion’s comment directed towards Venus and Serena Williams was. Campion wanted to put Venus and Serena in their place — beneath her. Why, I don’t know? The sisters were in unfamiliar territory at the 2022 Critics’ Choice…Racism4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAt What Age Do Children See Race?It’s probably younger than you think. Make no mistake about it, I am not calling children racist. Children are sponges and they have eyes. …Racism5 min read
2 hours agoMember-onlyBurned Out From Your Job? Maybe You Should Try Quiet Quitting.Quiet quitting is the new workplace trend — particularly amongst Gen-Z and younger millennials, born after 1989. This is why it’s so popular on TikTok. Okay so what is quiet quitting? It’s a misnomer actually. Quiet quitting is not quitting your job. It’s doing the work that you’re payed for…Work5 min read
21 hours agoMember-onlyWhy Do Women Marry Men They Don’t Love?I wrote an article about men marrying women they don’t love and their reasoning behind it. I didn’t write this article because I think it’s solely a male phenomenon. Why Do Men Marry Women They Don’t Love? When I was younger, and more naive, I believed men and women married each other because they were madly in love and…rosalynmorris.medium.com On the contrary, women have been forced to marry men they didn’t love for centuries. They had to do it because…Relationships6 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyI Detached Myself From My Writing And Became ProlificI used to agonize over every sentence I wrote — every word even. I wanted what I wrote to be perfect — and well-received. I didn’t want to attach my name to anything that wasn’t good! To be fair — I’m a pretty good writer, but that’s research papers, essays…Writing3 min read
Published in AfroSapiophile·2 days agoMember-onlyLiz Cheney Is Not A HeroLiz Cheney is not a hero. I’m tired of the bootlicking on her behalf simply because she dared to say the 2020 presidential election was not stolen. Was it career suicide? Maybe. Was it the right thing to do? Yes. So why is this woman, who voted along with Trump…Politics3 min read
Published in AfroSapiophile·2 days agoMember-onlyThe Cult of Trump: It’s Not The ManIt’s The Racism — Trump’s followers are not brainwashed, and they are not delusional. They are blinded by hatred, and they are 100% responsible for the choices they make. It is their love for white supremacy and white privilege that causes them to blindly follow their leader — Donald Trump. They also are not…White Supremacy3 min read
Aug 9Member-onlyWhite Male Supremacy And Inadequately Trained Police Aided In The Death of Gabby PetitoThe slogan defund the police has been popular since the murder of George Floyd in 2020 by a Minneapolis police officer. Defund the police is usually associated with police brutality and the murders of unarmed Black men and women at the hands of law enforcement. However, if you took the…Police4 min read