06 Sep 2016
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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15 Jun 2016
Several weeks ago, I was meeting a good male friend of mine for coffee after having not seen him for several months—except on Facebook. We caught up on what’s been happening in our lives and...
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24 Mar 2016
Growing up, I remember thinking of many people as heroes. Most of these “heroes” were fictional characters and included everyone from Tarzan, Superman, and the Incredible Hulk, to Wonder Woman and the Bionic Woman (yes, I’m dating...
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16 Feb 2016
2005 was the most painful year of my life. My daughter had just turned one when I found out that my husband—who I had been separated from for four months, with a faint hope of...
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14 Feb 2016
Valentine’s Day makes many of us obsess about this thing called love. In my teenage years, I used Harlequin Romance novels a guideline for what love should be. What I know now (as I’ve grown older and wiser),...
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23 Dec 2015
So many of us look for others to show us the same love that we have yet to show ourselves. But how can someone love you more than you love yourself? I’ve learned that you...
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10 Nov 2015
I’ve known, from the time that my daughter was born, that she was going to be a handful—call it Mother’s intuition. As a highly creative child, and sometimes too smart for her own good, it...
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19 Jul 2015
Anasa Troutman is a powerhouse in the music industry—an industry that’s always been about selling the next record, not necessarily promoting positive messages. A nonconformist, Anasa bucked convention to create a place for music that championed...
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01 Mar 2015
This post is part of Loving in the Grown Zone Blog Tour which I am excited to be a part of along with many other inspiring bloggers across the globe. To learn more and to...
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