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Fueling the Little Troublemaker Sponsorship Train
BookCultureMy Life

Help Us Bring Little Troublemaker Books to Students

Books have the power to help us dream, give us an escape and teach us valuable lessons. That is especially true for children’s books, which can instill a love of reading and learning for young’uns. Unfortunately, not all children have access to quality books that reflect their own experiences and …

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Let them choke
BookBusinessCulture

Let Them Choke! We Will Not Be Humbled

People have a problem with confident Black women. And an obsession with trying to humble us. When we walk in rooms, heads held high, assured that we belong, folks are rooting for us to fail. But we win. We win anyway. 😤 This is present on my heart as Angel …

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Join Me for the Troublemaker Book Tour
BookBusinessMy Life

Join Me for the Troublemaker Book Tour!

How do we exist fully in a world with our big hearts, big mouths and big dreams? Who were we before the world bullied/shamed/ridiculed the best parts of us? In less than SIX WEEKS, my first children’s book (and the 3rd addition to the Troublemaker family) drops! Little Troublemaker Makes …

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The Audacity of This Caucasity
BusinessCulture

About White Men’s Success, Nepotism and the Lie of Meritocracy

White men love to tell us to work harder cuz that’s what they did, and they’re wrong to do it. They should stop it immediately. On social media, everyday we’ll see white men in business, tech or thought leadership drop posts about what it takes to be successful. They will …

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Luvvie with LT Cover Poster
BookBusinessMy Life

My First Children’s Book, Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess, Drops in Three Months!

It’s me and my girllll, Little Luvvie! 😁 She’s me and I’m her, and I’m tapping into the girl I was who became the woman I am. It has given me the chance to play in a way I haven’t in a long time. In exactly 3 months (May 2, …

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the woman king
AwardsTV and Movies

The Woman King Being Snubbed by Award Season is a Travesty

The Woman King was one of the best films of 2022, so the fact that it was shut out of awards season (especially the Academy Awards), is a travesty, an injustice and a shame! The film was so good that I made a video when I walked out the theater. I …

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This Is NOT Fine
BusinessMy Life

How I Fired Myself and Got My Unread Emails to Zero

One of the things I did in the last year and a half, that has allowed me to become a better leader, is I’ve let go of my control on emails. My Chief of Staff runs through my inbox every day and triages, answers, and lets me know what requires …

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Luvvie in Merch
My Life

Get Some Professional Troublemaker Gear!

You already know I’m a proud PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER.  🙌🏾  Since the release of my book Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual in 2021, I have been hyped to launch merchandise exclusively for those who want to rep their dedication to fearlessness with STYLE. After a year, we finally have the right …

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Elon Musk and the Mirage of Intelligence
BusinessFamous folksSocial Media

About Twitter, Elon Musk and the Mirage of Intelligence

Elon Musk is now the CEO of Twitter, and all hell has broken loose. In a week, he’s fired over 3,700 employees and is beginning an $8/month plan that will allow anyone to have a verified checkmark. And those who are already verified but don’t pay will lose their blue …

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About Kanye's Antisemitism, Earned Consequences and Who We Fight
CultureFamous folks

About Kanye’s Antisemitism, Earned Consequences and Who We Fight For

Kanye West‘s anti-semitism is really going to be his downfall. And rightfully so. Dude has been out of pocket with what he’s been saying about Jewish people, and I’ve seen a few interviews. His hate speech against Jewish people is awful and we cannot ignore it. We cannot dismiss it …

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Little troublemaker Book by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
BookMy Life

A New Book for the Little Troublemakers!

I was the kid who got in trouble for her mouth, in all its quickness and sharpness. I had opinions, loved to say “that’s not fair” and did not back down from a challenge, even if it was from someone older than me. Even if I knew I’d get punished …

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True Confessions of a CEO (I'm Tired!)
BusinessMy LifeSocial Media

True Confessions of a CEO (I’m Tired!)

Here’s a REAL confession: I don’t enjoy being CEO of my company. Running a business is HARD. I know LLC Twitter and the boss babes and mindset moguls of Instagram make it seem like it’s vacays and zeros in bank accounts, but it’s EXHAUSTING. Team building, endless decisions, operating outside …

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Queen Elizabeth II
CultureTop Posts

We Don’t Owe the Monarchy Our Grief

I was born in a country that used to be a part of the Commonwealth: Nigeria. A country that just got its’ independence from Great Britain in 1960. A country that is younger than my mother. A country that was torn apart because of colonialism’s chokehold on it. A country …

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Luvvie Room and Board Living Room Renovation
My Life

My New Living Room! A Room & Board Redesign

Disclosure: I partnered with Room & Board on this living room redesign, but all opinions and geekery are mine. One thing that was clear during the pandemic was the need to elevate my home spaces, and last year, the first one I did was my office. It was on the …

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Sweating nervous
My LifeTop Posts

How My Aversion to Being Ashy Got Me in Expensive Trouble

Lemme tell you a story about how my aversion to being ashy got me in some expensive trouble. I know I’m the Professional Troublemaker but this ain’t the type of smoke I wanted. On Friday, I did a last minute meetup with my awesome agent, Andrea Nelson Meigs. She doesn’t …

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chadwick-boseman-black-panther-2
TV and Movies

Marvel Should Recast T’Challa

I am a Marvel fan who loves the entire Avengers franchise and watch all the films. Although I don’t have encyclopedic knowledge of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I know enough about the characters to know that Black Panther is one of the most powerful characters in the entire thing. Chadwick …

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Cover of Luvvie Ajayi Jones' first children's book: Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess (a NYT-Bestseller)

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Cover of Luvvie Ajayi Jones' first book: I'm Judging You (a NYT-Bestseller)