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I sent him a goodbye letter, even though I missed him too.

As I was doing a little email clean up, looking for an old logo, that I want to revamp and use again. And I discovered this letter I sent to a person (years ago) that I was dating on and off for almost a year. He was toxic and I was too forgiving! I was hanging […]

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McDonald’s tweet offends the Black Community – I’M NOT LOVIN’ IT!

McDonald’s recently created a platform to celebrate the pride, heritage and achievements of the black community with a cultural initiative named 365Black. 2016 marks the 20th anniversary since Black History Month was first officially celebrated in Canada, yet it continues to attract criticism for confining facts and experiences to only one month in a year. […]

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crying, black woman

…Battling Mental Illness NOT Battling Demons…

End inappropriate language. End the Stigma. #BellLetsTalk #MentalHealthMatters

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Remembering Comedian Charlie Barnett on World AIDS Day, not a joking matter.

HIV and AIDS is not a joking matter. Even though Comedian Charlie Barnett’s matter was comedy. Born in West Virginia in 1954, Charlie began his career in the 1970’s in the New York City’s hub for Urban Bohemia. A legendary street comedian who was brash and fearless performed in front a diverse audience, pioneered comedic racial differences […]

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blue heart, the purrr, pepperbrooks

I totally suck at dating!

I was on the phone with a good male friend of mine, giving him the run-down of my latest dating adventure when he stopped my rambling and asked me if I realized something. I thought he going to point out my excessive story telling abilities that’s kept him on the phone for many hours (poor guy). […]

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Top 9 Tweets from Defiant Students! #ComediansTaughtMe

‏A long, long, time ago… (like two weeks ago) #ComediansTaughtMe was trending on Twitter. As a comedy journalist for ComedyHype.com, I was quite intrigued by this hashtag. What were comedians teaching and who would listen? Aren’t comedians supposed to just make us laugh – isn’t that their job or are they really informal educators who like […]

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