Author: Trelani
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We Got Stood Up. What Had Happened Was…
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“When women walk, they talk, and when they talk, they solve problems.” —My friend and GirlTrek co-founder, Morgan Dixon My friend Crystal invited me to an early morning poolside yoga event. Woke up at 5 something, giving me about 45 minutes to be in the car if I still planned to…
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Things I’ve Been Thinking About Lately: Waxing On and Off
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“I live by the beat like you live check-to-check. If it don’t move your feet, then I don’t eat, so we like neck-to-neck.” —Andre 3000 Rap fans had been waiting on Andre 3000 to drop a new album for YEARS. When he finally did, it was flute instrumentals. Niggas was…
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Got Me Looking Ridiculous, But It’s All Good
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“Every day won’t feel like awe,” I said to myself out loud. My day was starting off ROUGH. One thing after the other. Headed to TJ Maxx to find a dress for my untamed women performance lecture the next day. Realized I was 30 minutes too early. They hadn’t opened…
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Who S’Posed to Call Me Boom Now?
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“Don’t worry. Ya hear me, Boom? Worrying make ya older faster. Look at me. I don’t look nothing like them guys I went to school with. Because I don’t worry,” Uncle Larry said, and meant that shit too. Telling someone who’s worrying not to worry has rarely, if ever, in…
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Child, Go Get Yo Friend
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“She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.” —Toni Morrison, Beloved Headline I saw said the loneliest part of retirement is realizing that most of your relationships were held together by…