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Continue reading →: The Road to Texas’s Statehood
Previously published in Yoakum Herald-Times on Feb. 17, 2021. Friday, Feb. 19 marks the 175th year since the last Texas president formally transferred authority in Texas to the first Texas governor. Texas declared independence from Mexico in March 1836, about five months into the Texas Revolution. A month later, on…
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Continue reading →: Musical Impact in the United StatesThis week, I’m talking about the music we wouldn’t have if it weren’t for African-American influences and creators. We wouldn’t have jazz or blues. We wouldn’t have ragtime or rhythm music. We wouldn’t have funk or jazz-rock music. We wouldn’t have hip-hop or house music. The early twentieth century (1900s-1930s)…
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Continue reading →: Influential Women of the 21st CenturyThis week, I want to showcase influential African-American women of this current century. I will only be focusing on African-American, so Rihanna, who is Barbadian, won’t be on this list. Though, she is a badass who deserves all the love she gets. I also will be highlighting women of this…
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Continue reading →: Black History MonthFor all of my February posts, I will be focusing on honoring people with African roots instead of Valentine’s Day and love-related posts. For this post, I’ve decided to do a quick rundown of African American firsts since 1783. It’s a long list, but I didn’t want to miss anything.…
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Continue reading →: Letter to My First LoveDear Daddy, When you died, it hit me harder than anyone realized it would. I still feel the pain every day, some worse than others. I never thought that you wouldn’t be there for me as I grew up. And then you were just gone. I still remember those days…
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Continue reading →: On TouchThe feeling when someone brushes up against you on the bus, in the hallway. The feeling when someone plays with your hair. The feeling when someone runs their finger down your arm lightly, barely there. It’s when someone hits you, leaving bruises on the skin and bruises deep in your…
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Continue reading →: Homeless?It wasn’t until I went to Germany for the second time that I realized I don’t have a home. I mean, I had a room at my mom and stepdad’s house, but it never felt like home. I had a dorm room for the upcoming school year, but it was…
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Continue reading →: Life UpdateI’m back. It’s been a long time since I’ve been committed to writing on here. But, with the start of a new year, and a new decade, I’m recommitting to this blog. I stopped writing on here due to writer’s block, being too busy with school, and lack of motivation…
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Continue reading →: So Very Thankful TagSo Thanksgiving is coming up, that means it’s time for another tag. Here’s the So Very Thankful Tag so I can celebrate all that I’m thankful for. Name a color you are thankful for. Blue. It’s calming and reminds me of my dad. Something your spouse does that you are thankful…
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Continue reading →: Halloween This or That TagTomorrow is Halloween (one of my favorite holidays, even if I still have class) and I’m really excited. So, in honor of tomorrow, here’s a Halloween-themed tag. Chocolate candy or fruity? Chocolate candy. I’m a choco-holic. Witches or Vampires? I’m gonna go with vampires just because I’m comparing witches and vampires…
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Hello,
I’m Kait
Welcome to my blog, Kait Mae. I created the blog in college as an assignment, then rebooted it when I worked for a newspaper as a creative outlet for articles that wouldn’t get published or some that I loved after I left that job. But after nearly two years, I’m rebooting it again as a creative outlet where I can share my thoughts on pop culture and media.
I hope you’ll stay awhile and check it out.
Kait Mae 