Elz from the Hip Hop Theater Festival sent this my way.  She will be a guest blogger for Crucial Minutiae. Her guest column, "Brooklyn Colloquy: Conversations about Race," will appear every Monday in March.  Be sure to check it!

First Date

“She has to be at least 30.”

Check.

“She has to live in New York”

Check.

“She has to love Hip-Hop.”

Check.

“She can’t only speak English.”

We were on a first date. I was crushing hard. He was describing his qualifications for a relationship. For a second there, it was ON. Until, the “She can’t only speak English.” part.


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