A Letter to My Niece
African Assortment Recently, I was asked by one of my nieces to write a letter for her "Me Book" - something she had been assigned to create in class. This is what I wrote. October 2012 Elephant Cheeks I am writing this during a chaotic time for our country. And I keep thinking about the young women in my life and what I’d like for each of you. I want you to grow up in a Society where your work is equally valued as that of a man and you are in charge of your own body. There needs to be a safety net that can catch you if you stumble and fall. Most of all, I want you to live in a Society that embraces diversity and revels in the strength that brings us as a nation. You may have noticed that this is typed and not handwritten. I am a person who treasures the freedom a keyboard gives me to write, to edit, and to write again. It is true that I grew up in an era where we put pen to paper. I progressed in sc...