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POEM: I Am from…
I am LaShawnda, sister of Kim and Nicolette. We are daughters of Terry Ann, the daughter of Bessie Mae, The daughter of Lizzie, the daughter of Mae Emma, the daughter of Many Unknowns. I am from coconut oil and bergamot grease From pinto beans and bananas. I am from the light. From home-cooked meals and shadowy corners, From Thanksgiving feasts…
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Real Estate: Self-Representation
I had to stop and ask myself, “Who does their advice benefit?” Then more specifically, “How does this advice benefit me?”
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Acceptance and Love, Cultivating My Spirit, Faith, Relationship with God, Thanksgiving, women, Wonder
Womanhood: Evidence of God’s Goodness
A Song & Verse Post: Evidence by Josh Baldwin evidence: the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid Every time Evidence comes on in the car I want to pull over and praise God. Today, I came to home to write. All throughout my history Your faithfulness has walked beside me.…
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I AM WOMAN: A Book List from the Timeline
421 Years of Black Women Using Their Words This book list is derived from the African American Women Using Our Words Timeline I developed for I AM WOMAN: Expressions of Black Womanhood in America. As with most creative projects, I had no idea where the timeline would lead. This is by no means a full list of creative works or…
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Kingdom of Heaven ( ACAD: Revelation 12)
A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth. Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and…
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I AM WOMAN: A Timeline
African Women In America: Using Our Voices A Timeline: 1500 -2000’s This has been quite an undertaking for I AM WOMAN: Expressions of Black Womanhood in America! At first I assumed there had to be chronologies of African Women in America and our contributions or achievements throughout the centuries. But there really weren’t any. I was able to source a…
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Give Yourself Permission to Be Uncertain
This is about fragility, vulnerability, uncertainty, poor decisions and giving yourself permission to do things over when you're in a better mental state.
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Video MR Part 2.2: Rape of Dinah and Fallout
The first recorded discussion was for Part 2: Abraham/Sarah + Hosea/Gomer was about five hours (more segments to come). Somehow we got off the principle couples and dove into Dinah’s story for a good amount of time. It got a bit intense. What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there…
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POEM: Elegy: Cousin Tish – Baby Woman Mother
Elegy: Cousin Tish – Baby Woman Mother Playing house is different with baby cousins, lil’ brothers and sisters and the mannish boys in the neighborhood. Who needs a fake baby with real baby cousins in reach? Tish was a chubby, curly-haired infant, rosy-cheeked girly-girl toddler adorable, rambunctious, loved. Rolling over, pushing up learning to walk, run circles around folks from…
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Video MR 3.1: Prelude: Womanhood Juxtaposed with The Crown on Netflix
“Who do you think you are? The Queen of England?” Have you ever wondered who Elizabeth II, the Queen of England thinks she is? This first part of our third Marriage & Relationship study discussion explores the roles of women within a discussion of The Crown on Netflix. The last two #Zoom discussions were recorded and I’m working to get…
