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Continue reading →: What is the Definition of Freedom?
I missed Jesse Williams’ powerful and honest speech a few nights ago (not a supporter of BET). I am hopeful that Debra Lee (and the audience) was paying attention… Jesse Williams accepting the 2016 BET Humanitarian Award Peace peace. Thank you, Debra. Thank you, BET. Thank you Nate Parker,…
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Continue reading →: Belated Father’s Day
My First Love Trips to the beach Weekend shopping sprees You holding my hand in yours, Protecting me from the world. I was your “Boop”. Tall, lean and caramel brown; A clefted chin and Beautiful smile. Your singing drove me to breath-taking giggles- I thought no one could compare… My…
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Continue reading →: PRIDE
As I continue to see news surrounding the horrific attack on the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, I urge all of us not to lose focus. This was an act of hatred which targeted the LGBTQ community. Yes, it was a terrorist act, but I don’t want to get sidetracked by…
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Continue reading →: The Greatest of All Time
Is still the greatest to me. RIP Muhammed Ali January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016 Professional boxer, father, husband, Heavyweight Champion, activist, philanthropist, friend
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Continue reading →: Emojis Strike Again
Last year, emojis scored the Word of the Year. Then, we learned of more globally-inclusive and representative icons to complete our digital chats. Well now, we have female emojis that move away from the stereotypical. Thanks to some designers at Google, these female empowerment emojis could be coming soon. The…
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Continue reading →: His and Hers Ride Hailing Services?
As a mother of an out-of-town, non-driving female college student, I am a HUGE Uber supporter. Just the other day, I was remarking about how the creators Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp had truly earned their billions. I love, love, love that I can see a picture of the driver, license…
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Continue reading →: RIP Phife Dawg
Thank you for sharing your gift with us. You helped narrate my early adulthood. Rest easy without sickness or pain. Malik Isaac Taylor November 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016
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Continue reading →: Say a Little Prayer
After Mali, Burkina Faso, Paris, Ivory Coast, Brussels, Nigerian displacement camps, Tunisia and too many others, I sent up an impromptu prayer in the shower this morning. I asked for healing for families of the slain and yes, I prayed for the killers, jihadists, terrorists however you want to label…
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Continue reading →: What Makes Me…Me
Congrats to Akilah Johnson, a DC high school student who won a national contest by Google. Her doodle is featured today.
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Continue reading →: There Are Still Good People
This Tweet halted my late-morning Hootsuite headline scan. I clicked the short link and read the article, periodically wiping my tearing eyes. This is an excerpt from Deborah Greene’s blog post. Such stories give me hope. 🙂
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I’m Ayoka
Welcome to Mule Of The World. Musings and rants from this Black woman. Zora Neale Hurston called the Black woman “the mule of the world.”
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