

:: Sibling-Hood
On January 30th, 27 years ago, my first best friend was born. No longer needing my parents ― as they were only obstacles to all the...
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Feb 10, 20191 min read


Forever TWENTY Nine
Blessed and Highly Favored, God granted my Bestie, Anetra Ingram, with yet another chapter in her extraordinary book of life! A QUEEN,...
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:: XIII. Grams
Every day, as it simply is, is BLACK HISTORY. Despite the denial, the uproar, the imitation, duplication, and appropriation, WE, as BLACK...
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Feb 5, 20173 min read


:: t w o • F I V E
Now, I am not too partial to the short and sweet. Even despite how much I try to be, I seem to get quite carried away with words and...
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Jan 31, 20172 min read


:: XI. Grams
In the great words of Jesse Williams, "Just because we are magic, does not mean we're not real." In fact, we are quite the opposite. We...
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Oct 10, 20162 min read