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Whose truth?

May 23, 2017July 23, 2008 by shay subscriber

I was not raised in a traditionally Black Christian household, basically church was something we went to every few years, would have been even less than that if it were not for my Pops. My Mom was raised by her Dad who was an atheist and my Pops was a lapsed Southern Baptist. However when …

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Categories Spirituality Tags black women, christianity, Evangelical Christians, spiritual faith

Are we too hard on ourselves..

May 23, 2017July 22, 2008 by shay subscriber

I am in my second marriage, the first one lasted only half a minute, just long enough to produce my son and realize that getting married at 18 is a really bad idea for most folks. That said when I remarried at 24, I felt more or less ready. The spousal unit and I are …

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Categories Relationships Tags black women, marriage

White privilege.. its everywhere I am not

May 23, 2017July 20, 2008 by shay subscriber

I guess the reason I won’t ever be a blogger who writes about current events is because I have a tendency to come late to the party, but that’s life when you have an almost 3 year old and only 24 hours in a day. Last post, I wrote about JesseĀ JacksonĀ and the n-word but at …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural Tags n-word, Peggy McIntosh, white privilege
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