Family

11 Dec 12

Commentary on the Crooked Room: Mammy, Oh Mammy, W...

In the “crooked room,” we've met the Jezebel. Now, let's meet her polar opposite: the Mammy....
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05 Dec 12

Fun With Your Foreign Boo’s Fam, Language Barrie...

I date men who are not American. Stands to reason--I’ve lived in 5 different European countries over the last 12 years, with an autumn-long stint in...
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04 Dec 12

Anyone Nervous About Wearing Their Natural Hair to...

I remember the first time I met The Hubster's parents. I was more nervous than a swim suit model at a Taliban convention. ...
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02 Dec 12

Pics of the Day…Shameless Cuteness.

I’m celebrating. It’ took me a year to do it, but last month I paid off my insanely expensive Canon T3i camera and…I’m still t...
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15 Nov 12

Beauty and Infidelity: How Do Looks Matter or ...

When it comes to a woman being wronged or hurt, do looks matter? Do you think the attractiveness of a woman can determine how and why people do (or do...
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07 Nov 12

My Birthday: Act Three

Get your tissues ready......
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03 Nov 12

To the Swirling Familes, a Cautionary Tale to Remi...

The case of Glenda Moore and the downing death of her two young boys reminds mixed race families have to choose their neighbors and neighborhoods wise...
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02 Nov 12

A Man’s Right to Choose: The Ongoing Battle over...

Does it seem like women’s reproductive rights have been at the forefront of virtually every senatorial, gubernatorial, or presidential election deba...
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31 Oct 12

Nine Financial Mistakes Women Make When They Divor...

Going through a divorce is stressful enough. Get back on your feet by avoiding these financial pitfalls....
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23 Oct 12

My Birthday: Part Too

Part II or Tracy Renee Jones' emotional conversation with her estranged birth mother....
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15 Oct 12

News Bites: Recent Census Data Reveals, Once and F...

In the latest we-already-knew-that-news," A third of families headed by single mothers are in poverty, and they are four times more likely than marrie...
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15 Oct 12

My Birthday, Part Won.

Our beautiful, poetic and brilliant Tracy Renee Jones Recounts her recent reunion with her birth mother. Get out the tissues......
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13 Oct 12

“Macho” Little Black Girls: The Anti-F...

Note: For the purpose of this article, I'm dealing with a specifically observed issue that has nothing to do with "butch" lesbianism in black women or...
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05 Oct 12

When Racial Unity Becomes Dangerous: Pillars of Sa...

As discussed in the previous blog post, Pillars of Salt – What a Waste of Time! We saw the example of Lot’s wife in the Bible. Turning to look b...
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