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This Vote Was Different: A Post-Election Reflection
This was my first time voting in a Detroit election. Not the Kenya who voted from a dorm in East Lansing just excited to exercise my right. Not the Kenya whose Oak Park address was mostly about making everyday logistics easier while her real life moved across the region. Not the young adult who voted wherever her mail happened to land that season. Back then, my vote lived wherever I lived temporarily — campus housing, my parents’ home, the in-between places that didn’t fully
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Nov 177 min read
Made for This Moment: Full-Circle Reflections from My First CBC
Last week, I attended my first Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., through a fellowship with...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Sep 296 min read
Year 3 (July 8, 2025)
Love is not for the faint of heart. It ’s a high-stakes experience—no rule book, no guarantees. Just faith, intention, and the wild, holy...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Jul 81 min read
The Audacity to Let Go (June 6, 2025)
There’s a grace in growth that doesn’t always shout. It doesn’t always announce itself with promotions, new addresses, or applause....
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Jun 62 min read
Greater Love (April 18, 2025)
John 15:13 KJV – Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. It’s Good Friday. I’m off work. The...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Apr 183 min read
#SundaySpirit (April 6, 2025)
Today I felt led to share a quick reflection.. As I sit here watching the news, scrolling my socials—natural disasters, political unrest,...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Apr 62 min read
Stolen Car Diaries: Blame the Streets or Blame the System? (Friday, April 4, 2025)
The past year, I've been deeply invested with reclaiming control — not over the world, but over myself. My inner life. The small things....
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Apr 42 min read
The Fruit is in the Process: Soil, Spirit, and Small Things (March 30, 2025)
There’s something about getting your hands in the dirt — literally and metaphorically — that will humble you. That’s a truth I’ve come to...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Mar 303 min read
This Ain’t About Target...Or Is It? (March 8, 2025)
I can see so many sides to things these days. And maybe that’s the problem. Or maybe that’s the key. I’ve decided to join the boycott...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Mar 83 min read
Teetering: Between the Life I Have & the One I’m Building (February 2025)
There’s a thin line between knowing and becoming. Between waking up in the world and waking up to the world. Between obligation and...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Mar 12 min read
The Intimacy Revolution: Reclaiming Connection in a World of Performance (February 28, 2025)
For so long, we’ve been taught that intimacy is about sex. That it’s about touch, desire, the physical. But real intimacy— deep,...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Mar 13 min read
Black History Month (Feb 1, 2025)
We’re stepping into Black History Month, and for me, this isn’t just another February. It’s a moment to reset, to reflect, and to ask...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Feb 12 min read
My Clubhouse Journey – The Silent Waymaker (Jan 2025)
Alright, so I want to take a moment to reflect on my Clubhouse journey—how I’ve navigated through this technological evolution, even...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Feb 13 min read
From Partisan to Purpose: My Journey to True Independence (January 1, 2025)
Last year’s election was a turning point for me—a moment where I truly stepped into my identity as an independent voter. I’ve called...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Jan 13 min read
The Power of Love: A Force for Liberation (December 2024)
In a world that often seems consumed by division, distraction, and disconnection, love remains the most radical force we possess. It is...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Jan 13 min read
Freedom Ain't Free: Rethinking the Illusions of Americanization (December 2024)
America has long touted itself as a beacon of freedom—a land where dreams come true and opportunities abound. But as I sit with my own...
Kenya Abbott Jr.
Jan 12 min read
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