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Stop Using White “Sympathy” to Silence Black Rage

When I came across this article about a 16-year-old girl attacking an Uber driver with a machete, I was horrified. I can’t imagine the fear…

Jun 3, 2017

Stop Using White “Sympathy” to Silence Black Rage

Jun 3, 2017

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What’s a Worry Warrior to Do?

I remember putting on my white church socks and shoes on the morning that I sprained my ankle running from a dog. They were the socks with…

Dec 26, 2016

What’s a Worry Warrior to Do?

Dec 26, 2016

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CRY Magazine

This Is Your Captain Speaking

My brain runs 100 miles a minute and if it weren’t for my ability to switch to autopilot for day-to-day tasks, I would never get anything…

Dec 8, 2016

This Is Your Captain Speaking

Dec 8, 2016

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To the Girl I Used to Be

I was talking to an acquaintance recently about how I’ve learned to filter the crap out of my life. And by crap, I mean the friendships…

Dec 7, 2016

To the Girl I Used to Be

Dec 7, 2016

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CRY Magazine

No Dreams Deferred

I was a really lucky kid. Not in the sense that I managed to avoid cuts and bruises or got everything I wanted. I had more than my fair…

Dec 1, 2016

No Dreams Deferred

Dec 1, 2016

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I Am Woman

25 Lessons Every Woman Should Know

Twenty-five. A quarter century. That’s how old I am. I almost can believe it, considering that I still remember being 15 like it was…

Nov 30, 2016

Nov 30, 2016

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I Am Woman

Here’s to Girlfriends Who Feel Like Soulmates

On my last trip to Barbados, I got my first tattoo. Getting a tattoo was something I had been contemplating for a very long time, but being…

Nov 23, 2016

Here’s to Girlfriends Who Feel Like Soulmates

Nov 23, 2016

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CRY Magazine

Your Weakness is Your Greatest Strength

We’ve all got weaknesses, and if you’ve got good people in your life who genuinely care about you, they’ll have told you about them by now…

Nov 23, 2016

Your Weakness is Your Greatest Strength

Nov 23, 2016

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I Am Woman

I Am A Feminist. Here Is What That Means To Me.

In my second year of university, I took a creative writing course. We were assigned to write a fictional short story. I wrote what was…

Nov 16, 2016

I Am A Feminist. Here Is What That Means To Me.

Nov 16, 2016

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I Am Woman

240 Pounds of Unadulterated Girl Power

I grew up skinny. Bony is what they would’ve called me back home. At 19, I fit in size 1 jeans with room to spare. I weighed a whopping 106…

Nov 9, 2016

240 Pounds of Unadulterated Girl Power

Nov 9, 2016

Talia Leacock

Talia Leacock

Creative Wordsmith. [Writer. Editor. Blogger. Ghostwriter] I fell in love with words. I seek new ways to romance them every day. Find me at talialeacock.com

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