Last weekend the internet, i.e. the known world, turned against Patti LaBelle. The weekend prior to last Patti’s new pie venture with Walmart sold out across the country. The Patti-pie craze was ignited by a humorous, but irreverent video by a Patti LaBelle admirer and voice mimic, James Wright (11/12/15). On Nov 20, TMZ postedContinueContinue reading “In defense of Ms. Patti LaBelle owning her overall pie success”
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Women, Power & Greatness
Every woman I have ever worked for has been opinionated, outspoken, ambitious, direct and unapologetically herself. That is what I love and respect about each of them. (Follow link for full message.)
Song & Verse: HELLO by Adele
This song was on repeat as soon as I saw the release on my FB feed at 6am the day Adele greeted the world again in song. Love her. Love her voice. Love her expression of her life journey. That said, I just watched Joe Thomas cover Hello and that’s why this post is happening! (Click to check out some covers of Hello.)
The journey is hard and long.
The journey is hard and long. It doesn’t get easier or shorter by staying where you are. Get up. Keep moving. You’ll be glad you did. ~ LaShawnda Jones
Poem: BITTERSWEET by Rumi
BITTERSWEET by Rumi
I yearn for happiness
I ask for help
I want mercy
And my love says:
Look at me and hear me
Because I am here
Just for that
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Untitled.
Originally posted on Glasnost: National Law University Delhi:
Untitled. When I was six years old, I gave my first blowjob. “It’s a game”, said He. “Don’t you want to play?” It was too big, and I threw up on him. He said I’d do better the next time. When I was seven years old,…
2015 Emmys: A Trifecta of Strong Black Women
I love you most for your kindness! Thank you…. Thank you everybody! [I want to say thank you to my team] I love you most…mostly.. because you let me be me!”
Why Does Cecil The Lion Receive More Humanity Than Slain Black Lives?
Originally posted on rhapsoDani:
Cecil The Lion vs Black Lives Matter: The Battle That Should Never Exist “And while African lions may be endangered, isn’t it time we admit that here in the U.S., Black lives are endangered, too?” -David Ferguson Does that make you feel better knowing a White person said it and not…
Poem: SYMPATHY by Paul Laurence Dunbar
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—
When he beats his bars and he would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee…
Final Salute: Housing for Homeless Female Vets
Homeless Female Veterans: A former Army captain opened a house for homeless women veterans. “We are still not getting it as a country, and we’re making a poor effort as a society to take care of all our veterans…We can liberate other countries and clear up their natural disasters. Women veterans are now America’s natural disaster,” says Final Salute founder Jaspen Boothe.
Harvest Life 