Gin Hammond reveals her connection to Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘s ‘Hamilton’ Broadway Show
Gin Hammond reveals her connection to Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘s ‘Hamilton’ Broadway Show So when Hamilton first came out, it was after the play version of a show that I wrote called Returning The Bones came out and in [my book] Returning The Bones, it’s a sort of a historical fiction family thing, I talk […]
Gin shares about performative race and the power of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED talk
Gin shares about performative race and the power of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED talk So one of the things that I bring up in Living IncogNegro is the whole performative race thing. I really love this one Ted Talk by, who is a Kenyan writer, I believe Kenyan, Nigerian. I think it’s been a […]
Gin shares her movie review for Tyler Perry’s and Kerry Washington’s “The Six Triple Eight” on Netflix
Gin shares her movie review for Tyler Perry’s and Kerry Washinton’s “Six Triple Eight” on Netflix I loved The Six Triple Eight. It’s an era that means a lot to me personally, partly because I wrote a book that takes place during that era and it’s really cool to think about what my protagonist was […]
Gin reveals the power of a mentor when you’re growing up mixed
Gin reveals the power of a mentor when you’re growing up mixed A high schooler who’s talking about this subject casually. I hope that they know that they’re not alone. We all need a place to feel safe, right? It can feel, for whatever kind of stripe of human you are, there can be an […]
Gin reveals her true thoughts behind her social media
Gin reveals the truth behind her social media I’m of an age where social media didn’t exist for decades, right? So I know that a person can exist without it. And real live offline relationships are nine times out of 10 more valuable, right? Because of what it literally does to your nervous system, like […]
Gin Hammond remembers her beautiful visit to her favorite NYC mixed hair salon
Gin Hammond remembers her beautiful visit to her favorite NYC mixed hair salon So the biggest “come to Jesus” moment was when I decided to go to the Oidad Salon in New York. I didn’t have the budget for this, but oh well… It has a Brazilian founder. Only a few places are more mixed […]
What’s Gin’s Hair secret?
What’s Gin’s Hair secret? So whenever a curly haired person, especially if they’re mixed, comes across another curly haired person, there’s this instant connection Of course, business first: This business merger needs to be made. Thing needs to be saved, but let’s talk about hair. Right away there’s this instant knowledge. Like what? What’s your […]
Lessons about “Passing” I wish I knew sooner
Lessons about “Passing” I wish I knew sooner… A lesson that I learned about ‘passing’ that I wish I’d learned sooner is that it’s not about trying to fit yourself like an ever morphing puzzle piece into whatever situation you’re in. It’s more about just finding out who you are as a person and having […]
Gin’s Message to MAGA
If I was talking to a MAGA person. I would try and do that thing where you try and see yourself in the other, this comes up in all sorts of different religions, spiritual modes, things like that. Allegedly, it comes up in Christianity. And I think that remembering that our neutral when we’re babies, […]
What’s Your Most Recent Memory of Racism? Gin Hammond reveals…
What’s Your Most Recent Memory of Racism? Gin Hammond reveals… So you know, there’s something every day about racism. One thing that is still reverberating in me right now, however, is a personal relationship I have with somebody who is a darker skinned black woman, and she has basically lost it…. It’s very hard to […]