Olivia Pope. Annalise Keating. Joan Clayton. Molly Carter. Mary Jane Paul. When I think about the television I’ve watched that depicts the journey of the successful Black woman character, she’s always struggling…
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As the temperature drops, everyone’s playlist quietly drifts back to slow jams. Classic R&B, love songs, baby-making records, ballads that make you yearn for someone you shouldn’t be. And like clockwork, the…
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The end of the year brings a rush of feelings. Most of it? Introspection. We find ourselves not just looking back on the past few months, but longing to answer the question:…
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There are far too many women in the church who know too little about sex–more specifically, their own pleasure. Ask me how I know? I was one of them. Just a few…
