It’s a theme-turned-template that’s fueled countless hit songs, TV dramas and divorce cases over the years: Boy meets Girl, Boy commits to Girl, Boy creeps behind Girl’s back and both of them suffer the consequences. Only a few years ago, if word hit the streets that Mr. So-And-So was seen stepping out on Mrs.You-Know-Who’s with… Continue reading Tina & Teddy Campbell: Healing Their Hurts, Sharing The “Dirt”
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Poignant And Provocative, New Book Asks Blacks “Where Did Our Love Go?”
Due to an avalanche of “Successful But Single Black Woman” news stories, celebrity-fueled talk show panels and the success of Steve Harvey’s book “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man,” there’s been buzz aplenty about the shrinking rate of black marriages and the exploding rate of black single-parent homes. But instead of pointing fingers… Continue reading Poignant And Provocative, New Book Asks Blacks “Where Did Our Love Go?”
Chatting With Gabby, a MOC/Knowshi Interview & Preview Link
When it comes to sacred subjects like marriage and motherhood, most of us are eager to lighten our loads and look forward to reading, or seeing, what the rich and famous say about how they keep it together….until their words are construed as a burden that can only make things worse. That’s what happened last… Continue reading Chatting With Gabby, a MOC/Knowshi Interview & Preview Link
The “Glass Slipper” Saga, Part II: Reece Re-Affirms The Real Deal
It was a sentence that rocked blogs, dominated newsfeeds and infuriated women by the millions: “To be truly feminine means being soft, receptive and — look out, here it comes — submissive.” Eyes rolled, indignation reached epic proportions and nearly- unanimous cries of “No. She. DIDN’T!” swirled around water coolers and permeated the blogosphere. To… Continue reading The “Glass Slipper” Saga, Part II: Reece Re-Affirms The Real Deal
Raising Nia: Fulfilling The Meaning of “Purpose” In Our Lives & Hearts
A powerful prediction, spoken like fact, seemed to drop out of nowhere during a random conversation my husband and I were having months into our relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend: “Lorrie, I was thinking…we would make some pretty babies.” Did I hear him right? Sure, we’d met each other’s friends and family and were certainly… Continue reading Raising Nia: Fulfilling The Meaning of “Purpose” In Our Lives & Hearts