Sweetsmoke is the story of Cassius Howard, a secretly literate slave, and his desire to find justice for his murdered friend, Emoline Justice. Emoline was a free black woman who served as surrogate mother and mentor to Cassius while he was recovering from a severe beating. Using his cunning and […]
Daenel
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Today’s Small Talk Six topic is to list six things, good or bad, that I credit my mother-in-law for. Oh my word… Had you asked me this a few years back everything would have ended with “homicidal tendencies,” “insanity plea” or “beyond control.” I lived with her for six and […]
Black women have a love-hate relationship with their hair. If you don’t believe me, just Google Chris Rock and look at all the hype surrounding his documentary, Good Hair. Or go visit a salon and see what black women will go through in order to maintain their hair – we […]
This post is in response to Ask Wifey’s New Addition… I have two hamsters, Elvis and Koda. Wanna know why they’re living with me? Because my husband failed in his responsibility as a father. The girls had been begging me for a hamster for 2 years, I kept saying “No, […]
I love my children. I. Love my children. I love. My children. This has become my mantra, interspersed with a lot of heavy sighs and eye rolling. I say “Do the dishes.” The result: only half the dishes are washed. Why? Because all of the dishes didn’t fit in the […]
I found Wordless Wednesday through Trisha at MomDot.com. If you’d like to participate, go here and leave a comment with your link. If you really want to make it fun, check out the post of the person above you and leave a comment – it gives you a chance to […]
Friday afternoon I took Miss 16 shopping for a dress for the Homecoming Dance. Part of me was dreading the day. I thought we’d argue over dresses – that one’s too short… it’s too long… it shows too much cleavage… it’s a turtleneck! I’m not a prude but I do […]
Today’s meme topic is hard – name 6 of my favorite treats in the whole world. I don’t really have much of sweet tooth. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy a bit of chocolaty decadence every now and then, it just means that I can go months without gnoshing […]
In my previous life, I worked as an archivist, librarian and part-time history instructor. Jobs that I truly enjoyed. One of the things that made my job so enjoyable was the people I met both online and in real life. People have this image of librarians as being these crazy […]