Meet the Cedar – Maryam Garba
It was a breezy afternoon as I made my way to the Made in Chicago store. I can’t remember what I expected as I headed to see Maryam Garba in […]
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The Curse of the Female Clique
I had an amazing dream recently. It was set in the past with a large group of young women I had grown up with. We were celebrating the end of a
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
When we were little girls, we played a game. We’d hang the prospects of affection from our love interests on the words of a flower. We plucked a petal off
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To Live, to Love, and to Influence: A Lesson Learned
There we were; a picture of unmet expectations and deflated hopes. Sitting at my table, I slumped with my hands clasping my face, revealing my frustration. I wanted to move
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Valentine’s Day Blues: “Why Am I Still Single?”
And then, it was February…Once again, we are gearing up for that day in the year that can be so unsettling for some people. A day that can lead many
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The Sunrise Sandwich: Inspiration in a Bite
There it was. It sat on my laps in all its warm, toasted, aromatic goodness, nestled in a soft, white parcel that crinkled with every touch, teasing me to open…and
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Deliver Us From Dream Killers
I feel like I’m writing this post on a week that represents so much for American history. On Monday, we celebrated Martin Luther King, a man who dared to broadcast
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2017 | Clarity & Courage
While 2017 is well on its way, permit me to tell the truth about my 2016. It was a year of swimming in unknown waters. Imagine that after some time
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Chronicles of a Bride to Be: Getting Intimate
A little over than a year ago, I was a few months shy of getting married. I was becoming a bride. In the middle of the planning, I was inspired
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Chronicles of a Bride to Be: God Moments
Continued from Chronicles of a Bride to Be: The Makeover A few weeks after I met the man I would eventually marry, he walked up to me with an innocent
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