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About Me

I grew up in S.E. Washington, D.C. in a neighborhood called Jeffrey Terrace, just off of Stanton Road. It was on a dead end street laced with misery, poverty, quiet hope and humble pride. My large family of eight moved to N.W. when I was seventeen to a neighborhood called Sursum Cordas. This project community was more worse than the last place, but only a block from the nation's Capitol building. You know where all the senators and house of representatives decided our nation's fate? I could literally see the dome from my second floor bedroom window. But there were three other projects including the tower, a half-way house, a Korean high-priced grocery store named RichFood, and an elementary school on the same block. Go Figure! I made it I guess, despite the odds. I even self-published a novel that won a national award. Check it out at www.kiadupree.com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Barack and Michelle Obama, Edwidge Danticatt, D'Angelo.

My Blog

Ode to NYC

How does one say goodbye to New York? Should I hog spit on the train tracks, or take a piss on the platform like everyone else? Do I go to a free concert in the park or special BET taping for one of m...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:13:00 GMT

Black Day @ US Open

When a longtime friend of mine invited me to this year's US Open to see Venus and Serena Williams play, I had no idea that I would get such the bonus treat that I did on Monday. Not only were they hon...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:34:00 GMT

When dreams come true

I recently made a huge change in my life...more than just an upgrade, but a complete crossover. This only makes me wonder a few things. Like: Have you ever reached a goal in your life you worked so ha...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:23:00 GMT

Nappy Headed vs. Ho

Wow...I'm actually laughing out loud about this whole Imus mess. It literally cracks me up. Why? Because we did this to ourselves. We women are ashamed of the way dead cells spring naturall...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:51:00 GMT

Rush Hour Train Rides in NYC

Commuting from Brooklyn to New York City is often the highlight of my day and it's usually more work than the paying job I have. Passengers hulk spit onto filthy train tracks, plump rats scatter...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:56:00 GMT