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Buy Black with the Rising Troublemaker Box Goodies!

“Buy Black. Buy Small. Buy Indie.” isn’t just a mantra, it’s a lifestyle! 👏🏾 Y’all know I’m good for a BOMB gift box, and the Rising Troublemaker Box is one of my faves to date! Along with a *crisp* copy of the book, there are a handful of quality products …

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BooksMy Life

Rising Troublemaker is the Book for Your Teens and Students!

Growing up is tough and adulthood is a scam. I say this cuz while we were learning about isosceles triangles or whatever, nobody was telling us not to sign up for that credit card in college and ruin our credit for 2 decades. There are TOO many things that we …

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Ketanji Brown
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An Oriki Tribute to Ketanji Brown Jackson, the First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice

There is now a Black woman sitting in the highest court of the land and her name is Ketanji Brown Jackson. Appointed by President Joe Biden, Justice Brown Jackson is now holding a gavel, as the first Black woman to sit in that position. We welcome her with this oriki! …

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Rising Troublemaker: The Book We All Needed at 17
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Rising Troublemaker: The Book We All Needed at 17

As teenagers, while we were learning about isosceles triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem, folks weren’t being fully honest with us. We were being taught how to be amazing test takers, but nobody was telling us not to sign up for that credit card in college and ruin our credit for two …

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Kim Kanye
CultureFamous folks

About Kim, Kanye and Who Deserves Abuse

To be a woman who is worthy of being abused or harmed, you need to be pious, flawless, perfect. You need to be a saint whose never worn skimpy clothes, cussed or made a mistake. Kim Kardashian is none of those. Yet and still, she doesn’t deserve the harassment and …

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Sidney Poitier
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An Oriki Tribute to Sidney Poitier: In Memoriam

Sidney of House Poitier. First of his name. Bahamian Baron of Hollywood. Trailblazing Thespian 🎭. Duke of Our Grandmother’s Dreams. Earl of Ease. Sultan of The Silver Screen. Liege of “Lilies of the Field”. An author. An activist. An advocate. You truly walk amongst Kings. May your legacy live on …

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Betty White
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An Oriki Tribute to Betty White: In Memoriam

Betty Marion of House White. First of Her Name. Glorious Golden Girl. Viscountess of Variety TV Laureate of Laughter. Princess of Poker. White-Haired Wonder Woman. Comedic Centenarian. My fellow Capricorn. Not just a goat but THE GOAT. A pioneer that outlived so many of her peers. A legacy full of …

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Everything Gonna Be, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 10 Recap
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Everything Gonna Be, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 10 Recap

This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. Not Okay – Nathan and Issa pull up to her house. She asks him to come inside and talk but he says he has nothing to talk about. What happened at the party wasn’t good …

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Out, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 9 Recap
TV and Movies

Out, Okay?! – Insecure Season 5, Episode 9 Recap

This post is in partnership with HBO. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own. Moving On Up – Issa and Nathan are checking out a new apartment together. It’s close to his shop. Two bedrooms. She thinks it’s perfect. He thinks it might be too big. They ask for …

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Gloria Watkins
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An Oriki Tribute to bell hooks: In Memoriam

Gloria Jean of House Watkins. THEE bell hooks. Second of her name (Bell Blair Hooks was her great-grandmother). Stupendous Scribe. Fearless Feminist. Conscious Critic of Culture. Sage of Social Activism. Towering Thinker. Prodigious Professor. Originator of The Oppositional Gaze. Author of “Ain’t I A Woman”. “To be oppressed means to …

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