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Thank God 2014 is Almost Finished!
2014 was not an easy year. Am I the only one who feels this way? Getting the PhD was not easy. Moving to NY, seemingly on a whim, because God called me to be closer to my family, was not easy. I’ve...
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bad feminism at brunch
I started celebrating 2015 with a New Year’s brunch in Park Slope. My friends and I packed into an old white BMW convertible and drove down a sunny street, led by the promise of crisp potatoes, strong...
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Flawless?: Makeup Sorcery + the Fragility of Perfection
A few months ago, little black girls stopped me at the library. They shyly approached me while my head was buried in books, and said, “we like your hair,” giggled and ran off. I heard them whisper,...
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in celebration of #blackswag
I’m still energized after watching last night’s State of the Union address. Of course, President Obama has always been an excellent orator who is a pleasure to watch. Even if you disagree with his...
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Ingredients for a Perfect Sunday
1. Adventure on Saturday night. Friends. Frenetic dancing to live trumpets and drums. A DJ that takes you back to BedStuy, 1998. 2. Move in the Spirit to 19th century hymns. Picture the cross. Feel its...
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the “blizzard” of 2015
the van chugged through the snow-slogged streets. shovels, salt and ice breakers rattled around in a cavernous trunk. our silence was a collective prayer to God; we would not die on unclean roads. we...
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Ms. Pope, MJ, Cookie, Boo Boo Kitty &‘Nem: 21st Century Black Women on the...
In 2000, I was a skinny 15 year old girl who loved to watch Felicity and Dawson’s Creek. The scripted series representing black familial life such as Family Matters, The Cosby Show, and Fresh Prince of...
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my kanye moment
I’m supposed to post another essay about 21st century black womanhood, but I’m still irritated by Beyonce’s performance of “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.” I’m irritated that Ledisi wasn’t on that stage,...
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On Top?: 21st Century Black Women Handling Business
I strolled into the boardroom looking like Olivia Pope’s baby sister. Hair laid. Makeup just left of perfect. I had low, polite heels that Coretta Scott King herself would have worn proudly. The room...
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no, I’m not here to steal your man: the #1 question I’m tired of answering
I am 30, in New York, living out somebody’s idea of a sitcom, somewhat similar to Sex and the City, but without the Sex. Celibacy in the City, I quirked to friends. a night out on the town I love being...
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grieving ferguson
I have a nasty confession to make: I can’t read many of the articles related to Ferguson. I was at the gym, standing with other black men when the grand jury verdict came in. We all respectfully...
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