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My Daughter Asked Me If She Could Have A Boyfriend. I Had To Tell Her ‘No’

Posted on July 24, 2019
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Besides, a boyfriend isn't what she's really after. What she wants is social acceptance and external validation...which is normal for a person her age. On some level, we all crave this.

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White People Really Need To Talk To Their Kids About Apartheid

Posted on July 15, 2019
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“As whites, we don’t teach our children about apartheid. For us, it’s not important. But the Blacks…they make sure to talk to their children about apartheid. All the time. It’s the complete opposite.” I had the opportunity to make a new acquaintance in George on…

Madness

Why You Should Always Check Your Receipt Whenever You Eat At The Marriott

Posted on June 27, 2019
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Let me tell you about how I got scammed at an Ohio based Marriott hotel/restaurant. Have you ever been scammed by someone in the food or service industry? If so, you can identify with that snowed under feeling you experience when you realize what/how/WTH happened.…

Musings

‘Adventures’ Selected for IFP’s 2019 Episodic Lab

Posted on June 4, 2019
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MOOOOOOMMMMM SQUAAAAAD!!! I'm mad excited. Can you tell? Some of you guys know that I am the co-founder cum co-creator of a li'l blog that could called Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women. This year marks our 10th anniversary of bringing the world a…

Motherhood

Bellefit is having a 40% off Sale

Posted on May 23, 2019
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Do you suffer from Diastasis Recti? Has childbirth left your belly looking like it got a 50% score on the attempt? Do you have so much muffin top that people mistake you for a walking Pillsbury ad? No? Then you can skip this post. The…

Musings

What ‘Bolden’ Teaches Us About Creative Genius, Community Mental Health and New Technology

Posted on May 13, 2019
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“Destroy a man’s soul and they will destroy each other.” – Judge Perry, Bolden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-4XA0QqDWY It is unlikely that you will hear much fanfare or discussion around the newly released Bolden, a biopic that centers on the life of once-famed cornet player Buddy Bolden. Once…

Musings

What’s The One Thing You Want Most In This Life?

Posted on May 9, 2019
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Have you ever woken up with a start, heart pounding and mind struggling to catch up with your thoughts at dawn? Of course you have. There’s no way you’ve made it into adulthood without experiencing a similar episode. What was it that jolted you from…

Musings

Kindness Is A Skincare Product

Posted on April 18, 2019
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A few days ago, the term “skincare product” was trending online for the simple reason that digital denizens deigned that it must be so. Reliably, mixed in with actual (and helpful) skincare product reviews and suggestions were hilarious proposals. Some of my favorites include: Ronke…

Musings

We Spent A Very Happy (Un)Pi(e) Day With Prince of Tarts

Posted on March 14, 2019
by Malaka
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Today is Pi(e) Day! I always feel an intense pang of disappointment – bordering on anxiety – when anyone reacts to this salutation with a flummoxed “Huh”? The glazed over eyes, the furrowed brows and wrinkled noses all serve as a reminder of my evangelical…

Musings

In Celebration Of My Favorite Black Villains

Posted on March 13, 2019
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I’ve been having strange dreams lately. (And no, Tia, it’s not the gin.) Over the course of the past eight days or more, I’ve dreamt that I’ve engaged in acts that range from the unspeakable to the bizarre. When I eventually find a therapist, I…

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