Originally written and published by as op-ed piece for the Micheal Smerconish Show on SiriusXM, August 2022 Black America is in an abusive relationship. A relationship where everybody knows about it but, our friends, neighbors,…
Author: Tracey Wallace
Maybe MAGA was right.
This morning I heard Lurie Daniel-Favors say she might owe MAGA an apology—for calling them crazy over all that “deep state” talk. And you know what? I’m running with it. For years, the far-right screamed…
You Are Never Going to See The List
As I listen to the pundits, late-night comedians, and MAGA-verse mouthpieces like Kash Patel and Pam Blondie (I know but just can’t resist), I’m getting really clear on one thing—we are never going to see…
Chosen Few ’25
For the second year in a row, I made the pilgrimage to the Chosen Few Picnic & Festival. Last year I didn’t know what to expect—other than the music. House Music. The soundtrack of my…
Black Joy – Chosen Few ’24
Getting ready for Chosen Few 2025! Post to come later… House Music! As soon as we hit the parking lot, we could hear it. The beat, uniquely Chicago, so familiar to my ears, so nostalgic…
Bunny Rabbits & Fireflies
Bunny Rabbits & Fireflies This morning, I sat on my deck and watched three bunnies nibble at the morning dew in the grass. Not for the first time, I noticed how many rabbits are out…
What the F@!k You Mean Ain’t No List?
Fox News — that bastion of integrity and unbiased journalism (insert deep eye roll) — asked Pam Bondi back in February if the DOJ would release the “Jeffrey Epstein client list.” Her response? “It’s sitting…
Independence (Day)
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I used to be a flag-waving, fireworks-shooting, parade-attending, cookout-going patriot on the 4th. Proud African American. Two things changed that.Knocked that patriotism shit right out of me. The first happened pre-pandemic.(It’s funny how we’ve started…
African Centered Curriculum
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Below is the transcript of my speech addressed to the school board last night. Starting at minute 57:00 My name is Tracey Wallace, a lifelong Evanstonian and a member of the first desegregated class to…
Before I Sip My Strawberry Soda
Galveston, Texas, 1863. Slavery had not ended here. Not even close. Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation — begrudgingly. Not because he was morally opposed to slavery (he wasn’t trying to abolish it where…