Had It Not Been For
July 26, 2014

Had It Not Been For

We were the first to be killed in the Revolutionary War. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p24.html  We are not Barack nor even Michelle. We are not the newly minted from Nigeria or Cuba who float to our shores hyperventilating, disdain in their first full breath, lying in wait for …

Civil Rights, History, Immigration, Popular Culture, Race, Uncategorized, Women's Studies
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by Robin Sparks
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Eat the Rainbow
March 2, 2014

Eat the Rainbow

Even though I did not like 12 Years A Slave, I LOVE looking at Lupita Nyong’o and am proud of her Oscar win. In honor of her beauty and fashion sense, tonight I prepared a colorful dish – Mahi Mahi with Pineapple Salsa. Here’s the …

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by Robin Sparks
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Portobello en Baguette Sandwich
January 3, 2014

Portobello en Baguette Sandwich

A Best of 2014 list on January 3rd, 2014 may seem premature. Last year I was accused of being the social media equivalent to Chicken Little following the George Zimmerman acquittal – TRY BEING BLACK FOR ONE F***ING DAY OF YOUR BLITHELY PRIVILEGED LIVES – …

African American, anxiety, Uncategorized
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by Robin Sparks
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Mi Nidito
November 22, 2013

Mi Nidito

“‘Mi Nidito’ is the best Mexican food in town,” the gringo from Westchester County says to me. He moved here around the same time Clinton did to Harlem. We reach no consensus. How about the obvious black flight that has taken place in Manhattan since …

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by Robin Sparks
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