Category: The Blog

  • My latest rejection letter

    I applied for a writing fellowship in New York that I was super duper excited about. I prayed about it, journaled about it, envisioned it for myself, made it my screensaver on my laptop, claimed it, had sista-friends pray about it, and this was the response: Many and plenty of…

  • 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me

    I started giggling when thinking of the five things that I wanted to share with you for a number of reasons. For one, I wanted to risk a lil’ embarrassment in the process. To actually share something that I wouldn’t otherwise share. For two, I felt like I was in pajamas…

  • Open post to T.I’s bitch ass apology

    One sentence: Keep that shit. A few sentences: You said what you meant and now you’re trying to apologize for it? I ain’t even tripping because you said it. I’m tripped out because you ain’t standing behind what you said. The whole thang: Every other position, you said, you think a…

  • You Are Woman, You Are Divine: Book giveaway + review

    You Are Woman, You Are Divine: The Modern Woman’s Journey Back to the Goddess Perfect title for an amazing experience. You can’t just call it a read because it’s so much more than that. From the time I opened the box and peeped the beautiful cover and included note, I…

  • What I got outta the 20th Anniversary Million Man March

    Super proud to have been part of the 20th Anniversary Million Man March on 10.10.15. The theme this year was Justice or Else, a warning against the overwhelming incidents of discrimination, poverty, police brutality, etc. It was ah-may-zing, although the only march was from the hotel to the Capitol (Am I…