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But for the ancestors looking out for me, I’d probably have a few restraining orders filed against me too. All of them would have been filed by the man who beat me for 6 years. There is the time I cut up his clothes. The time I fought a woman he was cheating on me with (he beat me up in response. I was pregnant.) That’s the thing about abuse.....read more
But For the Ancestors, I'd Probably Have a Restraining Order Too
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My cousin won a Grammy y’all. Made history when she became the first solo female rapper to win the Best Rap Album category. So it’s only right that I let y’all in on a few more life lessons we’ve learned the during the rise of Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar
Stay with it. You might toil for years. Put in all the work and it seem like it ain’t paying off and then....read more
Sometimes You Gotta Put Your Man in the Corner, And Other Life Lessons From the Rise of Cardi B
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New Year, New Address
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Black Girl - Black Box
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Story Time: I Had My Second Baby at 17
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“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ~Audre Lorde
After the premiere of Surviving R. Kelly, some folks are asking how R. Kelly has been allowed to terrorize Black girls and women for decades. You only have to look at the video of Yasmine James to know exactly how men like R. Kelly thrive despite a documented history of sexually abusing....read more
Monsters Among Us: On R. Kelly, Yasmine James and Unprotected Black Girls
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You probably thinking, first of all sis, that video dropped almost 2 weeks ago. You been owed us a post. I needed to sit with it. You can’t rush the process. It ain’t about being the first to talk about something even if everybody already talking about it. Remember what I said, you can do what’s been done. Just do it better. That said, let’s get into this piece.
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2019 Black Girl Anthem: On Life Lessons From Cardi B's Money Video
