we can be constant creatures. we want what we want when and how we want it. there’s nothing wrong there. you always know what you’re getting with consistency. but when change comes, whats the response? you can be like luda and ‘when you move i move, just like that.’ and moving doesn’t always mean with….
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serena’s passion amid pressure and pettiness
yesterday, the u.s. open women’s singles championship showed the world the collision of passion, pride, pressure and pettiness. chasing a 24th grand slam title, especially after you’ve birthed a child and near death experiences, is beyond this world. serena williams is more than a superhero. she’s an example of persistence. but she is human. i’ve played…
why i want my niece to be a lady vol or miss universe, but mostly herself
ask me who won the women’s basketball championship in 1999 or which country has the most miss universe wins. it was purdue (the first win for a black female head coach) and it’s venezuela with eight (the only country with back to back wins in 08 and 09). popcorn, photography and potatoes are a few…
lauryn hill and unplugging fairy tales
it was summer 2002. i was still slowly adjusting to dc area living – overcoming wanting to move back to north carolina after the 9/11 attacks, aaliyah’s death the year before on my birthday and finally deciding to loc my hair. i joined my cousins and his crew at the smoking grooves tour at the…