What do you do when the burnout just isn’t going away and the cause, work, just makes you more and more cranky?
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Queen and Slim: A Fantasy Story Finally Starring Black Folks
Have you seen the first look trailer for the movie “Queen and Slim” directed by Melina Matsoukas (executive producer of HBO’s Insecure) and written by the Emmy-award winning Lena Waithe? If not, check this out:
That Ain’t No Problem–That Ain’t No Problem
If only there were a way to just tell all of my problems to and they’d actually disappear.
A New Day
Woke up this morning like “Hey…I’m gonna do a thing.”
5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Magical Black Girl In Your Life
Yo. It’s 2017. How in the heck did we get here? “By living, Diane,” you’ll probably say. In which I’d respond, “Shut up, smart-ass.”
Happy New Year.
Let’s do this. Or not, but either way, something’s happening. -D
Afraid to have “The Talk” on Thanksgiving?
Hi. Are you mentally and physically preparing for a Thanksgiving holiday that may be super duper awkward with some of your family because of their recent life choices? I don’t mean Aunt Karen married her yoga instructor, or Uncle Andre insists you call him Andrea. I mean the other thing–the political thing. Do you wantContinue reading “Afraid to have “The Talk” on Thanksgiving?”
I’m coming back…
…soon. So don’t act like you didn’t notice.
Lost.
A couple of weeks ago was the first time since my mother was buried that I was going to be in a group setting of people who knew what happened and would be witness to a part of my recovery and healing. It would differ greatly from other excursions I had in my early grievingContinue reading “Lost.”
#LOVEWINS
So you know, now all of those couples who said they won’t get married until EVERYONE in the country can have to follow through. I’ll be on the lookout for those announcements guys! (Because you know, now you HAVE TO GET MARRIED. You’re not a fully realized human until you do.)