Tamara Marshall-Jones

I am a retired federal worker who lives in Maryland. I worked for the federal government for 33 years and now I am pursuing one of my first loves...Writing. In 1989, I graduated with an English degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At that time, I thought I would end up writing for a living but as fate would have it, I ended up working for the federal government. Fortunately, writing was big part of my job, but now I can write about topics that interest me.

My dream is to become a published writer.

Use Microaggressions to Instruct if the Opportunity Arises

Photo by Steve Davison on UnsplashMany citizens born in the United States think that the white-Black conundrum we still face is a purely American one. Americans who have never traveled or lived in a place that is heavily populated by individuals of other nationalities or ethnicities may have never faced global anti-Black discrimination and may not even be aware of its existence. However, the concept of making the world anti-Black