Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date, “Southside With You” recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika...
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If you had told me in my 20’s or early 30’s that I would be single by the age of 40, I would have thought you were out of your mind. From as early as...
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Demands! It was a long day. Just one expectation after another. One crisis after another… It was an early morning with the kids, a looming deadline for a report. I’m trying to stay on the...
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As I sat in the parking lot of my good government job, I wrestled once again with going back home or going inside. I cried out to God and told him I couldn’t do this...
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“The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight.” Proverbs 4:7 (New Revised Standard Version; NRSV) Faith has always been meaningful to me. I am still learning how to...
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Truth be told, I’m more than a bit productivity-obsessed. In my mind, there’s nothing better than getting more done in less time so I can have space in my life to spend stress-free moments with...
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“As a black person both in the U.K. and in the U.S., I’ve faced challenges that contrive to make me feel lesser than I am. In the African-American experience, if you feel like the beginning...
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In my first year at Howard University, I not only discovered a new-found sense of independence, I also learned more about my mother while we were apart than I did all those years she raised...
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