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Sheddy Is Her Name

Sheddy is her name. At least that is the name I knew her by. She also went by Cheri “Sheddy” Rollins Sanchez. She was quiet and fierce, clever, and daring. She was a warrior who connected with whomever...

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Coconut + Goji Berries

What DO we eat? That was the question of my sister yesterday when she visited us. For the record, I am sorry to my sister for not making our typical Abdul-Matin Family breakfast items: pancakes and...

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What Came Out was a Fist-Full of Bills, Crisp Ones.

As I approached the corner of East 29th and First Avenue I noticed a desperate looking homeless man on the corner asking anyone and everyone for money for something to eat. I looked him and dug into my...

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Who is a World Green Citizen?

This century will be about cleaning up the mess and mistakes from the last century. This “mess” relates to how our overconsumption has wrecked havoc on the natural world. The waste and byproducts of...

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Today is the 21st Day of my 21-day Sugar Cleanse

Today is the last day of my 21-day sugar cleanse. For the past 21-days my wife, Fatima Ashraf, and I have embarked on what in some ways has been a foolish quest to gain better control, and a deeper...

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A Book that No One Else in the World Has Ever Seen.

People have asked me what I broke my sugar fast with? Well, initially Fatima and I had some chai - she added in some girl scout cookies. I was too afraid to go that far. Instead I sipped down a glass...

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Londons Freshest Hip Hop Afro-Soul Duo!

I just got done bringin a group of musicians to JFK today. It took me forever but felt like it was part of my civic duty. They represent a tour of artists that are working in concert with the US State...

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The Corner of Bedford + Fulton

There was a time in my life when I was more lost than I am now. In fact, I was dreadfully sad. My decisions cost me a great deal of opportunity and I stood looking at the pieces of my existence as a...

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Keeping Vigil until the Morning Prayer

It was a dark and stormy night. I left my meeting in midtown and looked up into the sky sensing that snow was coming, but seeing only cold droplets shimmering against the empty office building lights....

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"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía...

The first paragraph, and first chapter of 100 Years of Solitude made me never want to write again  - it made me think that everything that I wanted to do by writing had already been done. I have read...

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Louis C. K. on Religious People + the Environment -- Hilarious

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Two Days Left to Support This Tear Jerking + Eye Opening Film on Kickstarter

Rarely does something pull on multiple emotions at once. Cowboy's Girl, a tense drama about a father/daughter reunion does just that. They have (as of this writing) 68 hours to get this effort fully...

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The Sweetness and Sadness of This Years Eid ul Fitr

I had an eventful Edi ul-Fitr.  The day began with Fajr. A sweet fajr at home. Afterwards, I sat for some meditation.  While I was in my state, my one-year-old, Yousuf, climbed into my lap. We sat...

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Recent Writings: The Benefits of Waking Up Early!

Time to think quietlyThere is so much that happens in the course of a business day that sometimes we do not get time to just think quietly. We are in meetings, on conference calls, stuck on emails,...

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Recent Writings: On Football and Rape Culture

I have been busy writing in other places + spaces. Here is one that is relevant again:...I played college football and know first hand that it’s largely a culture of stressed out men – players and...

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Recent Writings: Is This the Generation That Finally Tackles Climate Change?

A couple months back I wrote about our generation and climate change. In the run-up to the big Peoples Climate March here is a little taste of that piece...Once, while working on behalf of the...

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Recent Writings: Un-Plugging from the Phone Addiction

I recentlty wrote two pieces on this topic when I was forced to unplug for a while. As we get closer to the People's Climate March I thought it might be a relevant reflection on our relationship to...

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That Was A Lot of People!

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NBA IS COMING...

Seth Rosenthal's post on Vine

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'When God Says It’s Time, It’s Your Time.’

[the following post originally appeared in ThoughtCatalog.com]Spring in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, is glorious. There are budding trees, bright yellow forsythia blooming, and grass reaching for the...

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