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As a young teenager, I remember visiting a friend’s evangelical church because she was taking part in an abstinence ceremony. It was a...

Remember when The Best Man first came into our hearts in 1999? It was an instant classic within the culture that showed the real, Black,...

Contrary to popular belief, we’re still in a global pandemic. People are still dying and it’s still critical to take necessary...

There’s nothing more satisfying than a good, ole’ fashioned calling out on social media to hold people accountable for their actions. We...

Black people have long embraced the tradition of Thanksgiving. Even during slavery, they took time to be thankful for what they had,...

It's a normal Wednesday evening in 1992 and a 20-year-old me is rushing upstairs to turn the TV on with anticipation for Melrose Place....

There was a time in my life when I saw being “strong” as empowering. I believed the narrative that being a strong Black woman was...

When I fondly reminisce about the 90’s and even early 2000’s, it’s the Black love movies for me. There was something about watching...

A couple of weeks ago, Earl and I were in the car going nowhere in particular. Because he was driving, he asked me to help him plug his...

When I got married at 26-years-old, people started asking me when we would start having children, even before the reception was over....

During slavery, we know that the person who directed the daily work of the enslaved was the overseer, usually a white man. But...

A white woman messaged me on social media the other day and asked why my book, When Black Women Breathe, was just for Black women. She...

One of the things that has puzzled me for years is how devastated and broken many Black communities are although there are a huge number...

In case you missed it two weeks ago, Psychology Today published an article about how men are lonelier than ever because they lack the...

I’ve always believed in providing more explanation than what is asked for. For me, some things simply aren’t black and white; they have...

In 2017, Serena Williams gave birth to her daughter Olympia. Although she complained of pain, doctors did not believe her. The most...

I'm not sure who needs to hear this but... toxicity against women is not funny or deserved. Even when it's Kim Kardashian. Not only is it...

I wrote a letter to myself, during my senior year of high school, that still makes me smile. In it I expressed my joy of finally being...

What’s your life story? I don’t mean where you grew up, went to school, got your first job, etc. I mean what’s your STORY? What narrative...

I was in high school when we got our first family computer. I don’t even remember the brand it was, but I was excited. All I could think...