Raising Self blog
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Complicated Inner Musings of a Chubby Black Girl
My inner dialogue is the opposite of prosperity sometimes.
I Prayed for Dark-Skinned Children
So, when I look at my daughter’s deep brown skin, I see my answered prayers and the ending of multi-generational brokenness and lies. I am pleased with her brown eyes. Happy to detangle her tight coils. Love the intensity of her black/brown skin, one of many things my foremothers were systematically denied, the ability to love themselves and their children as they are.
Long Weekends While Black & Precariously Middle Class
If you browsed my Instagram feed around Memorial Day weekend 2019, you’ll see lovely photos of incredible hotel views and…
Avengers: Endgame – One of the Best Reasons to Hold Your Pee for 3 hours
When we last saw our rag tag group of intergalactic, multi-species super heroes and villains, Thanos snapped his fingers and…
Captain Marvel Hits $1 Billion Milestone
Captain Marvel has now hit the $1 Billion box office mark, congrats to them! I just saw Captain Marvel this…
Book Review: The Wicked King by Holly Black
Now, The Wicked King!!! I have no edges y’all. I am shook. I sprinted through the reading of this book, much to the detriment of my to-do lists and obligations as a responsible adult. Holly Black did not come with y’all heifers with book 2.