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Living in GRACE: Tina L. Birchett 22 Aug 2013 | 12:01 am
You never like to hear that a person you consider to be a mentor has passed away. If you sent them an email or a text or even spoke to them on the phone recently, it hurts especially more. This week,...
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Teaches Life Lessons Beyond the Bars #31WriteNow 7 Aug 2013 | 08:21 am
I’m tardy for the party, but I couldn’t go another day without writing about Orange is the New Black. The Netflix original series has taken media by story, and rightly so. I had no idea what OITNB was...
I’m a Grown Woman #31WriteNow 7 Aug 2013 | 06:08 am
Let’s talk about being grown. And being a woman. So I’ve been wanting to write about this for awhile, but never got around to it. After swapping perspectives with a few girlfriends, I put it to bed b...
Let’s Try This Again #31WriteNow 3 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
Here I go, here I go, I here I go again…I said that in my Pepa “Shoop” voice, by the way. Here I go trying to do yet another blog post challenge. A few months ago, I tried unsuccessfully to do the #30...
No Hero of Mine 25 Jul 2013 | 11:54 pm
I wrote this two days ago when it was relevant. I, among others, was emotional to say the least then. Today, everyone’s debating Weiner’s wife for standing by him through another sexting debacle. This...
On Being Mary Jane 3 Jul 2013 | 07:07 pm
Just a quick review of Being Mary Jane because you’ll read a million and three reviews of it by noon. Simply put, it was awesome. Mara Brock Akil never disappoints in her stories about black women. W...
WRITERS WRITE: Demetria Lucas’ A Belle in Brooklyn Celebrates 7 Years (Interview) 17 Jun 2013 | 10:16 pm
Today marks the seventh anniversary of A Belle in Brooklyn, the blog and brainchild of writer, Demetria Lucas. Ironically, we both started as bloggers for Honey Magazine, but Lucas is proof that a sol...
I Didn’t Forget That I Have a Blog 14 Jun 2013 | 09:25 am
Shame on me for not posting, but life happens. I’ve been writing, of course. This week, I examined dating lessons from Sex and the City at Clutch as HBO and fans all over the world celebrate it’s 15th...
Teedra Talks New Music, Relationships and Moving On, Pt. II 9 May 2013 | 07:55 pm
Check out the second half of my interview with Teedra Moses! Read Part I here. Possibly what Teedra Moses’ fans love most about her music are her relatable song lyrics. There’s atleast one song in her...
Teedra Moses Talks New Album, Relationships and Moving On, Part I 2 May 2013 | 10:31 pm
If you know me, you know I’m the founder and president of the Teedra Moses fan club (atleast in my head) Check out my two-part interview with her where she discusses her new music, her inspiration for...
