Category: observations
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qotw: no goodbyes
The meaning of this quote really hit home when I went to a memorial service where the person’s body was not present. The creative things she made throughout her life lined the walls as stories about her were shared along with a slide show of her and her family and friends. We celebrated her life…
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qotw: Like Beyoncé
This quote by G. K. Nielson reminds me of a Virgo who was born 36 years ago: Beyoncé! I have huge admiration for Beyoncé’s work ethic. The mega star that Beyonce is today did not happen only because of her beauty or dancing or who her husband is. None of these guarantee success or staying…
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Write on Time: Part 3
Although this is my last piece inspired by 4:44, the topics I will address have been on my mind for a long time. For example, one idea was another spin off of “Never Change 2.1,” that focused on Hova’s lyrics about his wife, daughter and mother, but I put it on the backburner in another…
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Write on Time: Part 2
Kept inside, the pain is poison, but when artists, especially Black artists, let it out, its genius. But genius is not a typical state with normal expectations; it’s acceptable for a genius to act (or actually be) crazy. In fact we often want that in our Black artists. We expect them to be crazy, love…
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Write on Time: Part 1
Jay Z has what a lot of rappers don’t have: consistency, longevity, growth and a lush body of work that fans and haters alike analyze to politic about. I’m no different. So about this new album, 4:44…this new masterpiece has people talking because they didn’t see it coming. Hov has always understood the power…
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Stuck
When I got the text about Prodigy, I put everything on hold and I sat in front of the computer unable to speak while clicking on links hoping it was a mistake. It had to be…but it wasn’t. Two days later, my cousin, Tiff asked why I didn’t post anything about Prodigy. I explained to…
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Safe Space
The concept of a “safe space” doesn’t exist. It’s a figment of your imagination. I know, the buzz term makes you comfortable, gives you hope, but it’s also farce. Don’t believe the hype. That was rather cold of me. I meant no harm, honestly. Could I have said it better? Yeah, my mom dukes would…
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Like Glue
He sat silently in the dark with his legs crossed and his thoughts a million miles away. His cigarette smoke did a solo until in joined the rest in the cloud slightly above him. His ambience of choice. The light from the afternoon sun coming through a small window was my guide. He asked me to do something…
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Common Media
Have you ever saw something on social media that makes you stop in your tracks and make you say, “Wait, hold up!”? Then the longer you think about it the more upset you get? The post below did just that. View this post on Instagram Getting right to it, what rapper Common erroneously did was…
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Apologies Sold Separately
Often times we celebrate and applaud those who relinquish the burdens of reality and decide in a particular moment to live their life the way they want to, usually with a smile on their face. That #carefreeblackgirl and #blackboyjoy is what my cousin would describe as being “LIT!” They have created and re-created their realities…
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