Native American Heritage Day

On this year's Native American Heritage Day, I figured I'd honor the very first B.I.P.O.C. Biddie™—that's (B)lack; (I)ndigenous, meaning native to America *without* necessarily being Native American; (P)erson (O)f (C)olor 😉—in my very, very long bl00dline with direct ties to our Native American side of the fam 🔴🪶

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...Her name was Carrie. 

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I’ve come to think of her as the original Down A$$ B!tch™ in our family line ✊🏾—it’s how she’d like to be remembered, I’m sure 😌

Long story short: Carrie was an adopted, mixed-race (Native American/Black) but proudly Black-identifying s3x worker (a.k.a. “Entertainer” 🙄) from the Nation’s Capital 💃🏾

Everybody who was *anybody* knew exactly who Carrie was, but people rarely admitted to knowing her in public...

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...Even her own kids 😓 

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She was *THAT* notorious, y’all 🤦🏾‍♀️ #SMH

Anyways. No one knew who Carrie's real parents were; she was raised by two mixed-race (Native American/Black) former slaves who *definitely* had their hands full raising a lil girl like Carrie.

I guess Carrie could best be described as a “lusty” baby 😳😬

As problematic as that sounds (and *IS*), that’s exactly what Carrie was: 

A MF-ing problem, from jump 🤷🏾‍♀️

An aggressively cute child, Carrie's innocent look paired with her devious behavior was remarkable from the very start 👀

When first brought home, every last one of Carrie’s many sisters *AND* their mom E!vir@ tried to comfort her cries, to no avail.

Strangely, the baby only truly calmed down—even smiling & cooing herself to sleep—when being held *exclusively* by boys or men 😵‍💫

In Baby Carrie’s adopted household, males were—admittedly—in short supply. 

Whatever Baby Carrie wanted, though, she made sure to get 🎀🍆 #BestBee-lieveThat 🐝

To quiet her incessant fussiness, Carrie’s sisters would take her around the neighborhood visiting their male schoolmates, neighbors, or one of the many uncles & boy cousins on either side of the family.

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Young or old, Baby Carrie captivated them all 😅

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Even at that nascent age, it seemed Carrie had an awareness of the power & sway she held over the male species.

Flash forward to her adult years & Carrie’s morphed into the ultimate Bad B!tch, known along the East Coast for her many... uh, talents (😑), fiery comebacks (🔥), & seemingly endless string of wealthy paramours (🤑).

She also had a literal 🌈 of children, most of whom had different dads. 

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...On the surface it sounds #ghettoAF y’all, I know. 

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But if you think Miss Carrie gave even a piece of a f*çk about what *ANYBODY* said or thought about her or what she did with *her own* body or free will—you’re absolutely TF #wrong 💅🏾

It’s ironic given her chosen profession, but Carrie actually gave very few füx about anything—besides her family, that is.

Two of her *many* kids were from her one-time German domestic employer, Karl.

One of the kids was the YT-presenting male relative I told y’all about some months ago. 

The other was an equally-as-entertaining-as-her-wacky-a$$-mama, Black-presenting female named Freda...

🐝🐝🐝  #ToBeeContinued 🐝🐝🐝