So many of us are so afraid of the lessons we need to learn, we try to learn them without experiencing what the lesson requires. We’re afraid to experience life for what it is, so we paralyze ourselves. We’re afraid of problems, so we avoid them at all costs — avoiding both the fulfillment of life and the lessons it comes with. Inspired...

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I walked into the theatre with a dashiki pulled from my father’s closet. A matching kufi kofi cap adorned my head like a crown. I didn’t care what anyone thought of my Black Panther getup. I didn’t care what they questioned about my ethnicity or Afro-centricity. For once, I was unapologetically Black. I, like many other black women, have grappled with the reality...

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These past two weeks have been challenging for many people I know. The recent death of a well-loved 28-year old to suicide, led many people to an instant state of shock, grief, and sadness. It led me to my knees on behalf of people, in ways that I have never been led to before. Not only did this death shake my life -...

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Since the beginning of 2018, I've felt new and redeemed and whole, in ways I never knew were possible. You may have heard (or read) me pour out my soul about the troubling 2017 I had, but this year is looking and feeling brand new. However, I'd be doing a disservice to you, and myself, if I wasn't honest about how 2017 contributed...

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I haven’t had much time to prepare a third-year blogaversary post.  Instead, I've been preparing for two speaking engagements I locked in for this weekend.  I hadn't even realized my third year was approaching until yesterday. “OMG! I haven’t even drafted a blogaversary post!” I wasn’t as bothered as the exclamation mark eluded. I’m actually quite pleased. Because three years ago this is...

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