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Religion: Part Two
At this point, I think that my take on religion may require three parts. This post will focus on my experience as a Muslim. My intention is not to knock this or any religion; I think in their purest...
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Alone (a cubist nightmare)
A newspaper to fill, never enough. “Her death by gun? A hoax; so kill that story and write another one.” Since Shit for Brains is on the rag again, and Ted, “the man,” a legend in his mind, too slow,...
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The Naked Empress
There is nothing more ironic Than a topless, bare-assed monarch, Cloth to skin intolerable, Born again as a stripper Happily parading the town, Whom the people see As fully dressed In a worsted...
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Women and Children
Someone very dear to me recently had her second miscarriage after both times having gone through much time, expense, and physical hardship to conceive; and of course the emotional fallout is...
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Bein Colored
This past weekend, I went to see the movie, “For Colored Girls,” based on the 1975 play for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf written by poet Ntozake Shange. The play...
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My name is …
Adriene. My poetry pen name is A D Joyce. Sweepy Jean is my blog name. A Blog is Born December 10 will be the one-year anniversary of this blog. I have no immediate plans to go anywhere, but I want to...
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Words and Women and Men
First of all, I’d like to thank everybody who participated yesterday in the first ever 1+1 Wednesday. It’s a testament to the power of words that when two of them are paired together the energy is...
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Abuse is not L-O-V-E (Guest Post by LaVonya Reeves**)
What is Dating and Domestic Violence? Dating or domestic violence is not a disagreement; it represents a violation of trust. Violence against women is the leading cause of injury to women between the...
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LaBelle: Then Phoenix ..
Once upon a time when music albums were carved into vinyl, I had one called Phoenix, which was released in 1975 by the singing group LaBelle. Composed of singers Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah...
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Life Without Limits: Is That Possible?
In my last post I said that I no longer want to limit the possibilities in my life or box myself in through labels, such as wife. mother, or what have you. However, one of the comments to that post...
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Hey, Millie Jackson
Hey, lady, where you at, you who didn’t want to be like the otherssinging ’bout “My Guy” and living in his midnight world in Georgia? Where you at, girl, you who sang ’bout oral sex and love and...
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