As a Black influencer, I love to use my voice and experience to connect with people online. I share my natural hair journey. I share the challenges of raising a Black boy through the noise of a pandemic and protests. I share what it’s like seeing dark-skinned actresses in films …
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Even though I saw this film weeks ago, reviewing it on the first day of Black History Month 2021 seemed like the perfect time to do it. One Night in Miami is an amazing film adaptation of a legendary stage play. The characters are real. The event was real. The dialogue is imaginary. Everything about it is historic. One Night in Miami is the first …
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2021’s Martin Luther King, Jr. day looks so different than in years past. Social distancing during the pandemic is limiting opportunities for parades and service projects. Although they are the most visible ways to honor Dr. King’s legacy, there are ways you can display economic justice on the national day to celebrate his birthday. While his civil rights quotes are what he’s most widely known …
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One of the biggest lessons I learned once we got married was that the fridge’s contents were always in flux. When you’re single, you know what’s in your fridge 24/7. You expect to look inside your fridge and see everything you bought sitting there like you left it. Once you have a spouse, children, and visitors – that all goes out the window. I tell …
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As we prepare to celebrate our first Christmas in our new home, we’re focusing on all things holiday and cheery. I felt like Christmas came early when I realized the previous owners left a lovely Christmas wreath with a generous number of pine combs hanging in the basement. I couldn’t wait to hang it on our new red front door. All I had to do …
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COVID-19 shook up the big plans for Amazon’s Prime Day which moved its two days of savings from July to October. This year Amazon Prime day is October 13-14, 2020. You may have seen news stories telling you what’s on sale and what’s marked down to unbelievably low prices. I’ll take it a few steps further in my story. You can even earn cashback on …
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With holiday parties and end-of-the-year events coming up, we’re all rushing around trying to get our to-do list DONE. For beauty, I need everything done fast so I can get out the door. I even found a way to do polish nails right before bed without smudging them! Sounds like something you need? Chances are you already have everything you need to dry nail polish …
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Instead of sharing their New Year’s resolutions, you may have noticed more bloggers are sharing their focus words (or inspirational words) to motivate them throughout the whole year. I jumped into this focus word trend in 2018 and 2019. In fact, I kept the same word for both years. In case you missed it, my 2018-2019 Focus Word was: Worthy. Even with Emmy awards and …
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