Black People: Stop the Judging!

Shirley Jones Luke
3 min readApr 23, 2024

We aren’t a monolith, but too many of us do this too much.

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Recently, a phrase has become popular: “Mind the business that pays you.” This phrase means to focus on yourself and stay out of the affairs of others. It’s a phrase widely used by Black people when they feel someone is getting into their business. Unfortunately, too many Black people don’t follow…

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Shirley Jones Luke

Shirley is a poet and writer. Ms. Luke enjoys reading, fashion and travel. She is working on a manuscript of her poems and an essay collection.