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Published in Momentum

·Dec 8, 2020

Moral Budget: Spending Cash On Community Instead Of Jail

Los Angeles County’s Measure J is a dope idea, and everybody should study it — If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that the unexpected can happen in a flash. Your life can be taken by a callous police officer on a summer day; protests can erupt in response to a state killing captured on video; the world you live in can suddenly flip due to…

Los Angeles

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Spending Cash On Community Instead Of Jail
Spending Cash On Community Instead Of Jail
Los Angeles

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Published in ZORA

·Mar 27, 2020

Doing Affirmations Correctly Can Make You ‘Inner Rich’

A step-by-step guide to creating and embodying your positive thoughts — I eagerly jumped on the affirmation bandwagon several years ago, excited to see my life change as I embraced the power of the spoken word. And it worked! I saw my actions shift as I declared things over myself. In fact, one of my first affirmations, I persist until I…

Affirmations

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Doing Affirmations Correctly Can Make You ‘Inner Rich’
Doing Affirmations Correctly Can Make You ‘Inner Rich’
Affirmations

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Published in ZORA

·Dec 26, 2019

How to Celebrate Kwanzaa Despite the Actions of the Founder

The holiday is a collective that is bigger than any one of us. Let’s continue the tradition. — I celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time as an undergrad, after I nearly suffocated from the stark Whiteness of the liberal arts college I attended. On campus, Kwanzaa safely shrouded me in Blackness, Black creativity, and the Black community — if only for a week. Since then, the celebration’s seven…

Kwanzaa

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How to Celebrate Kwanzaa Despite the Actions of the Founder
How to Celebrate Kwanzaa Despite the Actions of the Founder
Kwanzaa

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May 23, 2018

Let’s Not Forget: Serena Williams’ Hair & Fashion Style Haven’t Always Been Celebrated

While everyone is rightly celebrating the #blackgirlmagic that Serena Williams so effortlessly displayed with her braided updo — cornrows and Senegalese twists — at the royal wedding this past weekend, I am reminded that she and her sister Venus were criticized for wearing beaded braids when they entered the professional…

Tennis

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Let’s Not Forget: Serena Williams’ Hair & Fashion Style Haven’t Always Been Celebrated
Let’s Not Forget: Serena Williams’ Hair & Fashion Style Haven’t Always Been Celebrated
Tennis

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May 21, 2018

HERE’S THE ROYAL WEDDING OF MEGHAN MARKLE’S FANTASIES

Here’s what I imagined Meghan Markle’s wedding would have been like if she were unrestrained by the crown. It’s a modern American fairytale: a struggling actress who provided wedding calligraphy services for Robin Thicke is now sending out gold-embossed invitations for her multi-million-dollar wedding to a real-life prince. And Meghan…

Meghan Markle

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HERE’S THE ROYAL WEDDING OF MEGHAN MARKLE’S FANTASIES
HERE’S THE ROYAL WEDDING OF MEGHAN MARKLE’S FANTASIES
Meghan Markle

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Published in The Lily

·Dec 12, 2017

To avoid another Harvey Weinstein scandal, Hollywood needs more rules

PERSPECTIVE | Guilds must take the lead in combating sexual harassment — A trained theater actor, actress Marie-Francoise Theodore was elated when she booked a role in a promising TV/film project. But as filming progressed, a male star made unwanted sexual advances toward her. Although he was married, he told Theodore that “he was still going to have other lovers.” …

Issues

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To avoid another Harvey Weinstein scandal, Hollywood needs more rules
To avoid another Harvey Weinstein scandal, Hollywood needs more rules
Issues

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Published in The Belladonna Comedy

·Oct 30, 2017

How to Slay Like Queen Bey

5 Really Hard Halloween Costumes — You want to be Beyoncé for Halloween? Hahahahaha! Seriously. LOL. Like LOL times infinity. Oh, wait you were serious? Honestly it would be easier to teach you time travel to the future where Beyoncé has already been and came back to bring us Lemonade. …

Beyonce

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How to Slay Like Queen Bey
How to Slay Like Queen Bey
Beyonce

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Published in The Establishment

·Oct 16, 2017

‘She Got Next!’ Black Female Comedy Writers Talk The Whitewashing Of American TV

‘We’re still waiting for Hollywood to decide to take advantage of the creativity and moneymaking power of artists of color.’

Racism

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Black Female Comedy Writers Talk The Whitewashing Of American TV
Black Female Comedy Writers Talk The Whitewashing Of American TV
Racism

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Published in The Lily

·Sep 18, 2017

Lena Waithe made history at the Emmys. Here are black women in comedy who came before her.

ANALYSIS | It could be years — or decades — before this happens again —

Television

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Lena Waithe made history at the Emmys. Here are black women in comedy who came before her.
Lena Waithe made history at the Emmys. Here are black women in comedy who came before her.
Television

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Published in Bullshit.IST

·Mar 8, 2017

Coming to America: The Ben Carson Family Immigration Story

Breaking News! Fox News just received exclusive access to historic family documents detailing Dr. Ben Carson’s family’s immigration from the country of Africa to the United States! You won’t find this story on any other news outlet. They don’t have our reliable sources. Previously passed on orally from generation to…

Politics

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Politics

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