Motherhood: Is it a Life Sentence?
I Fell In Love With A Rasta Man! I met my husband in February 1982...
May 11, 2019
I’m a Mom…and Four Other Reasons I Need Therapy!
THERAPY... for reasons unbeknownst to me, there’s this stigma in the black community that the...
April 10, 2019
How Could I Let This Happen: My 2 Year old Said the ‘N’ Word!
You know, I was always the type of person that when I heard a child...
April 5, 2019
A Raisin Almost Got Me Locked Up!
Since I have become a mother, I have never felt so inadequate, so consistently unprepared...
March 21, 2019
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Finding My Way back from Low Confidence
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The Ultimate Prize is Sisterhood
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Fitness Over Balance: How Striving for Fitness in Life Can Help Us on the Path Towards Continual Progression
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Hambuger steaks are one of those recipes that require minimal effort but will taste like you took your sweet loving time. Nothing like a Sunday tasting dinner on a Tuesday.... Read More
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Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken
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Jamaican Jerk Chicken Pizza
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