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Reflections on Papa

May 23, 2017June 21, 2009 by shay subscriber

This was originally posted on June 21, 2009 and pretty much captures my feelings on Father’s day. Its Father’s Day, a day that frankly IMO gets not nearly enough fanfare compared to Mother’s Day. Of course we live in a world where sadly fathers are sometimes not around and Mama plays the role of both …

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Categories Current Events, Parenting, Racial and Cultural Tags father child relationships, father's day

Leaning towards….

May 23, 2017May 28, 2009 by shay subscriber

Recently I wrote about my hair woes, and actually got a lot of feedback. To recap, I have dreadlocks aka locs. I have been growing my much beloved locs for 5 years now, but we have reached the point where my babies are looking a tad unkempt. In good financial times, I would head to …

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Categories Hair, Racial and Cultural Tags being natural, black woman and hair, dreadlocks, spirituality of hair

El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz

May 23, 2017May 19, 2009 by shay subscriber

Also known to the world as Malcolm X as well as Malcolm Little. Today is his birthday and though Brother Malcolm passed a few years before I made my entry into this world, I stop today to ponder an amazing man and say Happy Birthday. I was 17 when I read The Autobiography of Malcolm …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural Tags Malcolm X
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