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Corey B. King

It’s About My Kidney, Nothing More, Nothing Less

It’s been a week since I received the devastating news that due to an elevated PSA, I would go from the top of the kidney transplant list…

2 min readApr 27, 2024

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It’s About My Kidney, Nothing More, Nothing Less

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Corey B. King

I’m Tired

Just when I was getting accustomed to dialysis, meaning I learned how to manage my fluids well enough, so very little is extracted, the…

2 min readApr 20, 2024

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I’m Tired

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Corey B. King

I Needed A Miracle

I hadn’t felt good for weeks. Each time that I ate a meal, I would be in the bathroom fifteen minutes later, vomiting its contents. My…

3 min readMar 29, 2024

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Corey B. King

When Life Gives You Lemons

There are days when I awaken feeling immensely grateful. I survived two strokes, sky high blood pressure, seventeen months on dialysis…

2 min readAug 8, 2023

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When Life Gives You Lemons

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Corey B. King

Jamie Foxx: Let him recover, and mind your business!

Comedian and actor, Jamie Foxx set off a firestorm due to an IG story where he posted about a friend who betrayed him. In common Black…

1 min readAug 7, 2023

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Corey B. King

I’m on the transplant list!

After 17 months on dialysis, and countless medical tests, I am happy to report that I am on the kidney transplant list. I was initially…

2 min readAug 4, 2023

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I’m on the transplant list!

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Corey B. King

One More Miracle Left

I had felt bad for weeks. Everything that I ate, I vomited. The only thinamg that I could keep on my stomach was Bojangles’ fried chicken…

2 min readNov 20, 2022

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Corey B. King

Reason, Season, or Lifetime

Since having MS, there are those days when life beats me down. Not that I am depressed per se, but those days when I feel the gravitational…

2 min readJan 6, 2022

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Reason, Season, or Lifetime

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Corey B. King

Ahmaud Arbery: When Justice Is Bittersweet

I wish that I could celebrate justice for Ahmaud Arbery. Twenty-one months after he was brutally murdered for the perceived crime of…

3 min readNov 25, 2021

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Ahmaud Arbery: When Justice Is Bittersweet

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Corey B. King

Alec Baldwin: When White Privilege Trumps Accountability

I am not here to defend Alec Baldwin; he is a rich celebrity white man living in Amerikkka; his protectors have already lined up for miles…

2 min readOct 27, 2021

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Alec Baldwin: When White Privilege Trumps Accountability

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Corey B. King

Corey B. King

Writer, Professor. Published my second book, I Have Some Shit to Say, memoir/essay collection in 2018! You can find me on Twitter at @coreybking

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