social issues

My girlfriend and I sat in the corner booth at a bar and grill almost on the verge of tears. We were recounting the last time we remembered shaming our …
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For lunch I decided I wanted grilled cheese.

There’s this little spot not too far from my gig that has mastered the melted cheese to bread ratio, and once I …
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I am a self-proclaimed medium maintenance woman. A Street-heart. Low key geek chic. A tomboy at heart who enjoys cleaning up nice. This is me. And I know there …
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Mental illness is not something the black community speaks of in public or in private. We do not talk about the crippling effects associated with mental breakdowns.  I presume we …
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“Say it loud! I’m black and I’m proud!”

That funk song by James Brown makes me want to shimmy all up this stair bannister. Love it!

I wear my “I’m …
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Complimentary Chapter One Of The Girl Talk Chronicles: How to Manage Love, Lust & Situations

Thou Shalt Not Hold When You Should Fold It’s gonna burn for me to say this, …
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If I could write my 18 year-old self a letter… oh boy I would let me have it. I would say, hell no –don’t pick him. I would say, yeah, …
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check out the list of 100 female creative millenials of color!

I’m sitting here at the McCarran International Airport looking at a picture of myself from 2011. Then I begin to reflect on the me I no longer recognize..

That …
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