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?”
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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
“I Need You”: Why More Should Follow Jill Scott’s “Golden” Parenting Plan
With Mother’s Day’s just around the corner and a year since the murder of Trayvon Martin, it didn’t surprise me to see the joys of motherhood and the perilous state of black children being weighed in the May edition of Ebony magazine. However, in between the political commentary and photos spreads about the latest fashion… Continue reading “I Need You”: Why More Should Follow Jill Scott’s “Golden” Parenting Plan
In Memoriam: A Tribute To Ruby Jackson (194*-2012)
Everybody knows about the major milestones of marriage and relationships: that first ‘hello,’ the sweet smiles, butterfly-inducing kisses and the day that you both declare to family and friends that you’re taking the plunge into a new life together. You anticipate the ups and downs that occur when two people mesh bills, babies, hobbies and… Continue reading In Memoriam: A Tribute To Ruby Jackson (194*-2012)