I Divide My Time Between Columbia, Maryland,

We Teach Girls To Shrink Themselves, To Make Themselves Smaller. We Say To Girls: 'you Can Have Ambition, But Not Too Much. You Should Aim To Be Successful, But Not Too Successful. Otherwise, You Will Threaten The Man.' Because I Am Female, I Am Expected To Aspire To Marriage. I Am Expected To Make My Life Choices, Always Keeping In Mind That Marriage Is The Most Important. Now, Marriage Can Be A Source Of Joy And Love And Mutual Support, But Why Do We Teach Girls To Aspire To Marriage And We Don't Teach Boys The Same?

Papa Sat Down At The Table And Poured His Tea From The China Tea Set With Pink Flowers On The Edges. I Waited For Him To Ask Jaja And Me To Take A Sip, As He Always Did. A Love Sip, He Called It, Because You Shared The Little Things You Loved With The People You Love.

Privilege Blinds, Because It's In Its Nature To Blind. Don't Let It Blind You Too Often. Sometimes You Will Need To Push It Aside In Order To See Clearly.

Lasting Love Has To Be Built On Mutual Regard And Respect. It Is About Seeing The Other Person. I Am Very Interested In Relationships And, When I Watch Couples, Sometimes I Can Sense A Blindness Has Set In. They Have Stopped Seeing Each Other. It Is Not Easy To See Another Person.

I Am Interested In Challenging The Mainstream Ideas Of What Is Beautiful And What Is Acceptable.