I thought that introverts were nerdy, socially awkward loners who preferred their own company to those of friends.
It’s amazing how many people made assumptions – both good and bad – about me just because I had dreadlocks. In the end I decided that however I looked without locs would be okay; I am not my hair.
I guessed correctly and the girl from Ohio, Halle Berry, was crowned the winner. She was the reigning teen beauty queen.
Sharks! I didn’t actually see them, but I knew they were there. I tucked my feet up under me and made sure the rest of my body was out the water.
Hanging out at First Avenue was always a blast; on any given night Prince, Alexander O’Neal, The Time or Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis could show up.
Although my experience in the Apple Store was upsetting with shouting and name-calling, can you imagine how this would have gone down if it had happened the week of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner decisions?