33 Things I’m Taking Into My 33rd Birthday
Hello, love. I’m late, but I didn’t want to get too far into a new month without acknowledging my 33rd birthday. I celebrated it on October 6th. And when I say celebrated, I mean ate…
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Five Ways I’m Managing My Anger During These Difficult Times
I recently read a quote that said, “anger doesn’t solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything.” If you read my last post—and I hope you did—you know that I’ve been angry for…
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This is Why the Black Community is Angry AF
James Baldwin wrote, “to be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in rage almost all the time.” I agree. I. Am. Angry. I am outraged. I am frustrated.…
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An Open Letter to My Love Following the News of George Floyd
My Love, This weekend, I stayed in bed longer than I needed to just to hold you tight. As I watched the ceiling fan whir above, my mind raced while thinking of the news about…
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Four Tips I’ve Learned from Seven Years of Blogging
On April 17, 2013, a little over seven years ago, I created She’s Facing Freedom. At the time, I didn’t know much about blogging or what I was going to write about and it showed.…
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How I’m Really Feeling During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Lean in. How are you doing? No, really. How are you feeling during these uncertain times due to the Covid-19 pandemic? Before you begin, let me stop you; I don’t want to hear that you’re…
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