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Mar 23, 2020
1 min

I Turned 36 in Quarantine

Today is my birthday! And I spent it on the road driving from Miami to the Florida Keys with my girlfriends. The teal waters, laced sour ...

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Renese

Mar 13, 2020
2 min

I'm Officially in Quarantine

Ok, So...I'm in the 14-day quarantine bubble because my boyfriend works on the same floor as Rick Cotton, the Head of the NY/NJ Port Auth...

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T.I. & Tiny Deserve Nice Things Except Boris & Nicole Kodjoe

Renese

Feb 17, 2020
2 min

T.I. & Tiny Deserve Nice Things Except Boris & Nicole Kodjoe

I like T.I. & Tiny Harris. T.I. is my favorite rapper, and any time I'm in a karaoke bar, I hit 'em with "Rubberband Man," and it never d...

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Renese

Jan 26, 2020
2 min

The Other Type of Harassment

Many times, we think of harassment as only sexual. When the word surfaces, Harvey Weinstein, R. Kelly, and Russell Simmons immediately co...

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Renese

Jan 2, 2020
5 min

It's The Year 2020, and So Is Hindsight!

Happy New Year! Someone once said, "Hindsight is 20/20..." ...And it caught on like wildfire. But who actually said it? Several Google se...

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Renese

Dec 13, 2019
2 min

Chaperone Jen

Happy Friday the 13th! Most people consider this to be an unlucky day, but me? Pssshtttt!!! It's the best day to catch up on horror movie...

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Renese

Apr 7, 2019
2 min

My Ex Sent Me An Active Shooter Training Video...After Going Dark for 5 Months

Ok, So...I know what you're thinking: "What the fuccccc is she talking about?" Right? You know those training videos you watch at work th...

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Renese

Nov 28, 2018
2 min

The Audacity of Being Sick & Single

My body decided to get sick on Saturday. It's been four days, and your girl is still ill. I'm at the tail end of it, but what really gets...

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Possible "Martin" Reboot? Tisha Campbell-Martin Seems to Be Past the Beef with Co-Star Mar

Renese

Feb 2, 2018
2 min

Possible "Martin" Reboot? Tisha Campbell-Martin Seems to Be Past the Beef with Co-Star Mar

Talk about a Flashback Friday! Is anybody here for a "Martin" reboot? I definitely am! This week, buzz has been brewing about the beloved...

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Jay-Z Talks Fighting For His Marriage, The #MeToo Movement and Trump Being A "Superbug" On

Renese

Jan 29, 2018
3 min

Jay-Z Talks Fighting For His Marriage, The #MeToo Movement and Trump Being A "Superbug" On

OK, So, I ended up writing this piece about Jay-Z this morning for MadameNoire, only to realize that someone else had already written abo...

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Let My Mama Own 4 Mansions and Me Say "No" to Carrying the Torch. Chile...

Renese

Nov 27, 2017
2 min

Let My Mama Own 4 Mansions and Me Say "No" to Carrying the Torch. Chile...

My mom got me started on "Checked Inn," a new OWN reality show that dramatizes the goings-on of a Black-woman-owned Bed & Breakfast in Th...

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The Bachelorette Brought Me Out of Hiding

Renese

Sep 28, 2017
2 min

The Bachelorette Brought Me Out of Hiding

Ok, So...it's all Candace's fault. She introduced me to "The Bachelorette", and now I am beyond obsessed. I can't stop thinking about t...

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Hello, I'm Black, and I'm at The Grand Canyon in the Winter

Renese

Jan 15, 2017
3 min

Hello, I'm Black, and I'm at The Grand Canyon in the Winter

Ok, So...It's been awhile, I know. To whomever wrote that encouraging message (although I used to know you), thank you. Here's what you...

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Renese

Aug 22, 2016
3 min

The Return of the Writing Snob

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...................................... It's been awhile. Writing a blog post, that is, an...

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Renese

Jul 1, 2016
2 min

I Am Really In My 30s.

I may be one of the few women who actually likes getting older because it means I'm still alive. That's one good thing about getting old...

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Renese

May 18, 2016
4 min

Flying First Class

Ahhhhh...I can't go back to economy. coach. whatever that class is that ain't first. I'm a woman first and foremost, and the most poignan...

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I am Going to D.C. on 1/20/2017 and You Should Come With!

Renese

Apr 19, 2016
2 min

I am Going to D.C. on 1/20/2017 and You Should Come With!

I love the President very much. So much. And as I'm writing this, my head is steadily lowering into the keyboard, saddened that one day h...

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Renese

Apr 5, 2016
3 min

Music is Too Damn Stupid (and Loud)

Ok, So...I can't do it, ya'll. In the words of Awesomely Luvvie: I am unable to can. Today's music is just too loud and stupid. I've tri...

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Dear Robert Kirkman: Please save Ol' Boy from His Wig on The Walking Dead

Renese

Mar 11, 2016
2 min

Dear Robert Kirkman: Please save Ol' Boy from His Wig on The Walking Dead

i was watching The Walking Dead the other night, and something really disturbed me. it wasn't the fact that rick's group has gone all Gov...

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Let's Play a Game Called: Dirty Nigga or Nah?

Jennifer Ford and Candace Campbell

Mar 2, 2016
5 min

Let's Play a Game Called: Dirty Nigga or Nah?

(It ain't Black History Month anymore, so I can go back to using the word.) There are daughters leaving the nest every year. Some go off ...

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