Po-Po-Poetry Month – Abria Smith
April is the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, a celebration of poets and poetry, started by the Academy of […]
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Po-Po-Poetry: Honey, I Love
In honor of National Poetry Month, I am kick off a series of poetry posts by featuring Honey, I love […]
Growing Up in The Blackness
Growing up in The Blackness.
High Anxiety
Just because you feel uncomfortable doesn’t mean I tried to make you uncomfortable. Was it something I said? Was it […]
Beauty Role Models – look around
Sorrow and incredulity rose in me as I watched a discussion recently on a local television show whose panelists discussed […]
Defining Blackness – Beyonce, Jamelia & Candelaria
Note: I posted this piece in 2009. It bears repeating because of the recent brouhaha over Beyonce’s blackness. It has […]
To Be Real – Thoughts about Rachel/Caitlyn/Laverne
“It’s got to be real. To be real. It’s got to be real.“ The chorus from Cheryl Lynn’s 1978 disco […]
Did you realize you were young?
When you were young, did you realize you were young? When I was young, I didn’t know I was young. […]
Just A Little Bit
For me, it is important to make a little movement. I cannot behave like a stick-in-the-mud even though that might […]
How to stick to a job
Recently, I’ve had conversations with and about four youngish adults (all in their early thirties) and one fortyish adult who […]
Forgiveness – 1
I try to forgive you. I forgive you. I forgive you for not choosing me – as girlfriend/woman/wife, as […]
Embarassed for/by myself
Have you ever been embarrassed for or by your own behavior? Not embarrassed because of what others might think but […]
But You Didn’t!
I could have written a better book than that. You’re right, but you didn’t. I could have made a better […]
Pushing through shyness: Networking tips
ON SALE NOW: Pushing Through Shyness: Networking Tips when you’re shy, slow-to-warm-up, inexperienced or don’t feel you belong by […]
Elephant Walk?
Walk like an elephant? Imagine that. Not so long ago, a thought breezed through my mind. (This happens every now […]
Be It
When you are it, you don’t have to announce it, proclaim it, or shout it. You just have to be […]
Age related rites of passage, do they exist any more?
(This post originally appeared in a slightly different versionon BlogHer.com as Age-Related Rites of Passage, Do They Exits Any More?)It’s funny; […]
My Feets Are Big
My feet are pretty big – note I didn’t say too big. Too big is a judgment call. Real big […]