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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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NEWSFLASH: I Slept WITHOUT a Silk Bonnet for Two Nights Straight!

Renese

Feb 20, 2016
3 min

NEWSFLASH: I Slept WITHOUT a Silk Bonnet for Two Nights Straight!

I know a thing (literally, just a thing) about journalism because it was my initial major in college. And I only remember this: In order...

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Dear Bey: Let's Get "In Formation" for Donald Glover

Renese

Feb 11, 2016
4 min

Dear Bey: Let's Get "In Formation" for Donald Glover

Ok, So...Like everybody, I am inspired by Beyonce's newest ripping-ya-wig-off or reverting-those-edges-back-to-4C-land (and keeping 'em...

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Women: Let Your Fellow WoMAN Poop in Peace

Renese

Feb 4, 2016
3 min

Women: Let Your Fellow WoMAN Poop in Peace

Forrest Gump had to pee when he met President JFK. He wasn't embarrassed, and the President let him do his business in The White House...

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Still Poppin' Sunflower Seeds? You're Grown Now. Stop It.

Renese

Jan 28, 2016
2 min

Still Poppin' Sunflower Seeds? You're Grown Now. Stop It.

I loved sunflower seeds growing up. Loved them. And I only know Black girls to pop 'em because guess what? I'm a Black girl. Grabbing a...

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Ok, So...Adults: The Boogeyman Does Exist, and His Name (or At Least One of His Cousin's) is Man

Renese

Jan 8, 2016
4 min

Ok, So...Adults: The Boogeyman Does Exist, and His Name (or At Least One of His Cousin's) is Man

I HEART Horror films. I always have. There is something fascinating about an unable-to-die serial killer. A killer that just keeps...

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Dear (Black) People From Chicago: Do Ya'll Know How Country Ya'll Are?

Renese

Jan 7, 2016
4 min

Dear (Black) People From Chicago: Do Ya'll Know How Country Ya'll Are?

On this 6th day of January in the year of 2016, I've come to grips with something pretty major. Transformative, actually: Chicago's Black...

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My Friend Went On a First Date, and In Retrospect, It Was God-Awful

Renese

Nov 23, 2015
5 min

My Friend Went On a First Date, and In Retrospect, It Was God-Awful

Ok, So...my girlfriend went on a God-awful first date last week, and I can't allow another full 24 hours to go by without writing what...

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#Staycations For The UnMarried and UnBaby-ed (As of Now)

Renese

Nov 13, 2015
3 min

#Staycations For The UnMarried and UnBaby-ed (As of Now)

Ok, So...i staycationed in a city where everyone vacations. LA! why have I not done this in the 8 years I've lived here? i think...

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Renese

Nov 11, 2015
2 min

My Love Affair with (Low) Heels

i heart Heels. (low ones, that is). and I think every woman should love them. i mean, every woman should love wearing them. (Again,...

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Renese

Oct 23, 2015
3 min

Dear Hollywood: It's Me Again.

Perhaps, I should have given you a bit more time to chew on who I thought didn't really fit the "hot on-screen actor" title, but before...

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Dear Hollywood: Stop Insisting These Men Are Fine

Renese

Oct 22, 2015
3 min

Dear Hollywood: Stop Insisting These Men Are Fine

Dear Hollywood, Ok, So...I think I'm at my boiling point with you pulling Jedi Mind Tricks on us, the public, about who is and who ain't...

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Renese

Oct 9, 2015
2 min

Work Stress

WORK STRESS. We've all had it, but which person are you when you're stressed? Exhibit A. Mean Panda. Exhibit B. The Hyperventilator...

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(please) Let Your Boobs Breathe on the Weekend

Renese

Oct 2, 2015
3 min

(please) Let Your Boobs Breathe on the Weekend

OK, So...anyone who has known me for more than 10 years knows that I was the girl who didn't wear bras. Yea. That was me. In high...

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Renese

Sep 26, 2015
2 min

Black Entertainers and Unicorns

("Unicorns" is a metaphor for something. Let's see whether you can figure it out) Hello! This is the latest day in one week that I've...

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About The Dull-Witted And How They End Up Sitting Next to You at Work

Renese

Sep 17, 2015
3 min

About The Dull-Witted And How They End Up Sitting Next to You at Work

OK, So...I'm really dumbfounded that dumb people work. In General. That they work. At All. This is not about "mentally challenged"...

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why you should follow Tichina Arnold on Periscope

Renese

Sep 3, 2015
2 min

why you should follow Tichina Arnold on Periscope

Tichina Arnold. Why is Tichina Arnold my Auntie, but we are of no relation? You may know her best from Martin or Everybody Hates Chris....

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THE THING ABOUT BEING WHAT YOU WANT TO BE

Renese

Aug 27, 2015
3 min

THE THING ABOUT BEING WHAT YOU WANT TO BE

...Is that it's true! OK, So...You can be anything you want to be. That is, if you want to be something. We tell this to our children,...

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Renese

Aug 19, 2015
4 min

What's Cool Now? Black. Owned. Banks.

Ok, So...I achieved a milestone on Saturday. I visited a black-owned bank! My friend asked, "Are you going to blog about it?" Uh. Yea. ...

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Renese

Aug 11, 2015
3 min

FOR AUNTIES ONLY

My family left last weekend. Back to Chicago, they went. My mom, sister, niece and nephew departed after spending a true week with me. ...

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