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I’ve taken a short holiday! (Many thanks to everyone in the #GGS community who reminded me that I should do this. 🥰) So, here’s a chill pic of some food. 🤤 #selfcare
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POP QUIZ! 💥
Can you name 2 nutrients (and the food I’m getting them from) on this plate?! 🍽 [HINT: In the omelet there’s turkey bacon, tomatoes, bell peppers, and cheese. In one of the cups is ginger & carrot juice.]

#HAPPYJUNETEENTH!
Call to action below! 👇🏾
You might have seen that all my Instagram stories have been about #juneteeth today. (If you’re unsure what it is, go and take a look at the explanation I have shared there. 👍🏾)
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Recently, when sharing the story of how I got to founding #GeekGirlStrong someone responded by saying “Wow, you’re like the American Dream.”
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Now, I’ve never (ever) thought of myself in that way... but why not?
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I’m the child of a black man, born into a poor Brooklynite family, a southern father and northern mother.
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I am also the child of a black woman, born into a poor family in Jamaica. A Panamanian mother and Jamaican father.
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Neither of my parents hold a bachelors degree and our ancestors were property.
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Why can’t my story (and the stories of so many other Black Americans) be #thedream?
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👉🏾 Here’s where we come in today. 👈🏾
In February we shared some of our favorite black-owned businesses on one of my posts.
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Today I ask that you add ANY account by ANY black person that you feel others should know about. A teacher? Sure. An artist? Go for it. A small business? Of course.
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Add as many as you’d like. Brag about yourself. Celebrate our freedom with and for us. 👏🏾
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The fact that a Black American owns *anything* means that they have risen against the odds of our history.
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If you don’t have an account to share, get to know some by following AT LEAST 3 of the accounts shared below.
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Then... PAY THEM whenever you can. Help continue to change the course of history in a broken system. 🖤

I met @lifelikejones of @byanyreads in 2006. We were in the University At Buffalo’s Educational Opportunity Program together and became fast friends when realizing that we both lived with our dads at opposite ends of Hancock St. in Brooklyn. 👨‍👧
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We were two young black women with different NYC experiences who were able to learn from and support each other through my year in Buffalo. 👩🏾‍🏫
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Now, 13 years later, two small business owners in our early 30s, we continued what we began up north, by co-hosting an event uptown. #transformationtuesday
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Many thanks to @sistersuptown and #fangirlwalkingclub club for being a part of our story. To me, this is community wellness at its best. ✨

We finished off our 2nd #fangirlwalkingclub @schomburgcenter! ✨
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Many thanks to everyone who joined us for some or all of our 1.9 mile walk/approximately 4,000 steps (not including steps taken in 2 bookstores) and co-host @byanyreads! 📚
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Some more reasons to walk:
• It’s a way to add physical activity into your *lifestyle*.
• Walking with others can turn it into your social event for the day.
• Even a little is good! (Can’t walk for 30 minutes? Going for a 10 minute walk is better than a 0 minute walk.)
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Be on the look out for more of our donation-based walking groups between May & October. Sign up for the GGS newsletter at the link in my bio for more info! 👣

bb’s 1st lyra/aerial hoop class! 👼🏾
Major shout out to @soulfuljourney333 at @yogapolestudio for teaching, cheering me on, and introducing me to this VERY fun activity! 😍 Have any of you tried this one yet?
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Swipe to witness my big finish. 🤩

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