Author Archives: LaShawnda Jones

Self-loathers don’t know what love is (Pt 1)

She claims to be a seeker of Christ, but there is no light in her. She claims to live according to God’s law, but she has no understanding or expression of love. She has studied the Bible for years but only focuses on text supporting her worldview – any passage on hate and condemnation to shore up her belief in a vengeful God who only loves vengeful children.

Tenth Lane

While I was still in AZ, I was shopping online for investment opportunities I could begin working on #asap and that would keep me occupied through the summer. My target cities were: #Atlanta , #Baltimore , #Detroit and #Milwaukee . I focused on city-owned properties, city programs and opportunities.

Poem: Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances Harper

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Make me a grave where’er you will, In a lowly plain, or a lofty hill; Make it among earth’s humblest graves, But not in a land where men are slaves. I could not rest if around my grave I heard the steps of a trembling slave; His shadow above my silentContinueContinue reading “Poem: Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances Harper”

We Are All Bound Up Together

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, 1866 I feel I am something of a novice upon this platform. Born of a race whose inheritance has been outrage and wrong, most of my life had been spent in battling against those wrongs. But I did not feel as keenly as others, that I had these rights, in commonContinueContinue reading “We Are All Bound Up Together”

I AM Woman: A Celebration of Being

I AM WOMAN: Expressions of Black Womanhood in America is a showcase of the indomitable Spirit of Black Womanhood weaving through generations as cord of strength and wisdom. Forget the world. I AM WOMAN is a declaration of existence – without permission. Everyone is aware of their outward image. Many people spend their lives enhancingContinueContinue reading “I AM Woman: A Celebration of Being”

I AM WOMAN: An Introduction

Looking Back to Move Forward In February 2018, I quit my corporate job with a determination to work and live as a writer and photographer. A few months later, several interests coalesced into a photo essay book idea that has become I AM WOMAN: Expressions of Black Womanhood in America. I AM WOMAN comes fromContinueContinue reading “I AM WOMAN: An Introduction”

I AM WOMAN Covers

I have a release date for the I AM WOMAN: Expressions of Black Womanhood in America! It will be available for purchase on June19, 2021 via Amazon. YAY! The low pre-order price is available until the release date. All pre-orders will be shipped from me so they can be signed copies if you wish. I’mContinueContinue reading “I AM WOMAN Covers”