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The Blueprint

I became hearing impaired the Spring before September 11. I was working at the phone company and had just gotten a promotion from directory assistance operator to a representative which would morph over time into a sales consultant. It was a harrowing experience being Deaf and working in telecommunications yet I wouldn’t trade it for ANYTHING because it gave my son a childhood people STILL covet and prepared me for ANYTHING. 


This picture right here is when JJ was a baby. Newly Motherless and SINGLE I took this picture because Aunt Colette A beautiful, independent and STRONG Woman and Mother. Gwendolyn’s Daughter. 


I’m not who I USED to be! I am comfortable in my own skin and I KNOW and OWN who I am. I am an Intelligent woman of color who has defied odds, broken down barriers and been the voice for the voiceless. I strive to be a leader by example and bridge the divide. My community is going through a gentrifying revitalization and I am documenting and experiencing it. 


I don’t know WHAT my future holds but I know it’s BRIGHT. I have made peace with my past. I’m living in the NOW. I am an Influencer, Trendsetter and LEADER. Some people can’t make their next move until I make mine. I’m always a step ahead because when you stay ready you never have to get ready. 


Nothing will be the same in a YEAR. My circle is so small sometimes I’m just talking to myself. But I remember the beginning the 3F days. The riding the Dollar van with the Queens Borough President days. Sitting in Beverly Hills I thought about C. Vernon Mason telling me I could be ANYTHING I wanted to BE in this world when I was a little girl. I had just verbally eviscerated Al Sharpton about Tawana Brawley at an event in Harlem that Auntie Helen and Uncle Marvin had brought me to. Al Sharpton is so charismatic and to this DAY I will ALWAYS remember how he listened to EVERY word I said and grabbed me and hugged me! I was MAD! 🤣🤣🤣🤣But my SPEECH 🎤 👌🏾Auntie Helen was so PROUD and Uncle Marvin gave me 50 dollars!!! 😆


I don’t know WHY or CARE why some people treat me the way they do. But I can bet you one thing I will NOT be on Jimmy Kimmel talking about your ass. I don’t  owe anyone ANYTHING not an explanation, a wave or a ticket to see me SOMEWHERE. See this is GOD’s Plan (in Drakes voice) not MINE. 


I may have lost my HEARING but I NEVER lost my VOICE. People try to bury you not knowing you’re a seed! One of my childhood friends who is so FABULOUS as a Mother AND a Mogul told me recently “I make it look so EASY!” This shit is HARD and I’m doing it by MYSELF! Physically, financially and mentally but I’m GOOD! I’m the SAME Kim who walks up to people and introduces myself. I did it to Andrew Cuomo, Ed Koch, Martha Stewart, LL Cool J, Bill Deblasio, Brian McKnight, Aaron Sanchez, Joan Rivers, amongst others and TRUST I’m just getting started! 


#MovingRightAlong #Kimmisms #ItsPrettyJimmysBirthday #Kimhermajesty #DeafCulture #DeafMom #BlackboyJoy #Explore #Explorer #JimmyKimmel


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