Category: The Blog

  • My latest rejection letter

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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…