Kawlija's blog

My federal employer, ever since the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, has allowed Native American employees to grow out their hair as is customary with the men of my culture. I already new several officers from across the country who had shoulder length hair or longer. To my utter shock, when I submitted my request for this workplace accommodation, I received the following message [through channels]: …this waiver unfortunately, must be supported by some sort of certification from a tribal official attesting to the cultural significance of the length of men’s hair for your peo

My federal employer, ever since the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, has allowed Native American employees to grow out their hair as is customary with the men of my culture. I already new several officers from across the country who had shoulder length hair or longer. To my utter shock, when I submitted my request for this workplace accommodation, I received the following message [through channels]: …this waiver unfortunately, must be supported by some sort of certification from a tribal official attesting to the cultural significance of the length of men’s hair for your peo

  This past November, I had the good fortune to meet a very charming and attractive young lady.  Many things about her appealed to me; she was a smart, professional woman, divorced, but was well established in her life.  I think we found it very comfortable in each other’s presence and candor and straightforwardness if anything, made us closer.  After just a day or two though, I got caught up in some work and while she was around the whole time, I was much too busy to be able to spend as much time with her as I would have liked.

  This past November, I had the good fortune to meet a very charming and attractive young lady.  Many things about her appealed to me; she was a smart, professional woman, divorced, but was well established in her life.  I think we found it very comfortable in each other’s presence and candor and straightforwardness if anything, made us closer.  After just a day or two though, I got caught up in some work and while she was around the whole time, I was much too busy to be able to spend as much time with her as I would have liked.

  I don’t just run my mouth in a blog, I’ve been doing this for a while.  I was giving the guys at work some grief one day when one of them said, “You’re always shooting your mouth off about minorities, why don’t you become an EEO officer?”  I work for the federal government as a uniformed officer and each office has people designated as Special Emphasis Program Managers.  That’s governmentese for an EEO representative.

  I don’t just run my mouth in a blog, I’ve been doing this for a while.  I was giving the guys at work some grief one day when one of them said, “You’re always shooting your mouth off about minorities, why don’t you become an EEO officer?”  I work for the federal government as a uniformed officer and each office has people designated as Special Emphasis Program Managers.  That’s governmentese for an EEO representative.

  Ask yourself if words can be owned?  Who has the rights to them?  Who can dictate their usage?  It’s not a real stretch these days to understand how the Black community has taken possession of the word “nigger.”  Let’s acknowledge that the word, however it came about, came to be identified with their culture and over a period of time, they took the word back.

  Ask yourself if words can be owned?  Who has the rights to them?  Who can dictate their usage?  It’s not a real stretch these days to understand how the Black community has taken possession of the word “nigger.”  Let’s acknowledge that the word, however it came about, came to be identified with their culture and over a period of time, they took the word back.

  It’s football season and I’m meeting the boys at a local sports bar for an afternoon of beer, hot wings and nachos.  I was the first one there and sat at the bar to have a beer before everyone arrived.  It was a mix of the usual pre-game shows, cute waitresses and guys huddled together talking up their teams.

  It’s football season and I’m meeting the boys at a local sports bar for an afternoon of beer, hot wings and nachos.  I was the first one there and sat at the bar to have a beer before everyone arrived.  It was a mix of the usual pre-game shows, cute waitresses and guys huddled together talking up their teams.