Adrienne Gibbs

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My Grandpops, Richard Wright, and the Chicago Post Office

Not all history makes headlines, and that’s okay — It wasn’t until I was a grown woman that I fully realized the significance of my grandfather working alongside — and befriending — a guy named Richard Wright at the Chicago post office. My pops, a church elder, and Wright, a writer becoming, were both sorters at the old main…

Hidden History

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My Grandpops, Richard Wright, and the Chicago Post Office

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How Kelly Rowland Balances Music-Making and Motherhood

Rowland’s New EP ‘K’ Releases Today, Plus She’s Not Rushing the ‘Snap Back’ Body After Birth of Baby Noah — Kelly Rowland is celebrating her 40th birthday, a new baby, a new clothing line, and her new music release K, a soul-confirming, five-bop, melanin-popped dance-in-your-house-naked-during-Covid jaunt into fun and discernment. She is poised to talk about this record when her littlest co-worker decided he had something to say. Newborn Noah…

Culture

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How Kelly Rowland Balances Music-Making And Motherhood

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Luvvie Ajayi Jones Is Ditching Humility, and So Should You

Her new book, ‘Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual,’ is a guide to embracing your greatness — Luvvie Ajayi Jones is proof of what happens when you pair 18 years of blogging and writing with tenacity and synchronicity. She went from working for the man to being the woman, with a 14,000-member app, her own social network, a popular TED Talk, and now what is sure to…

Books

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Luvvie Ajayi Jones Is Ditching Humility, and So Should You

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I Broke the ‘Pay It Forward’ Line

If only I had brought my wallet with me to the drive-thru — I vacillate on whether to apologize or stand my ground regarding what happened that day, a year ago. Yet what’s done is done and it is what it is. Here’s what happened. I drove to my local Dunkin’ Donuts, ordered a small coffee and a cinnamon raisin bagel. Toasted with…

Mindfulness

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‘Own Your Voice’: Jennifer Hudson on Aretha Franklin and ‘Respect’

The star of the Queen of Soul biopic has the perfect advice for women who lead. — For Jennifer Hudson, Respect is not just another movie where she stars as a famous person who sings. For this biopic, she embodies her idol, Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. The film swings through Franklin’s Detroit church roots, her relationship with her father, and, of course, Franklin’s massive song…

Celebrity

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‘Own Your Voice’: Jennifer Hudson on Aretha Franklin and ‘Respect’

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The Bridgerton Ball: I Met Duke Hastings and Danced the Night Away

I’ve always wanted to attend a period-specific ball. With the big gown, fancy shoes, live orchestra, dainty dancing, beautifully mixed liquor creations, and flowers. Lots and lots of flowers. The closest I’ve ever gotten…

Bridgerton

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Apr 26

Experts say that people often have a preconceived notion of self-care and think that they have to engage in specific tasks. But self-care is what you make it and we can tailor the perfect plan around our needs and lifestyle. You can opt to build a daily, weekly, quarterly, or annual self-care regimen. Maybe this includes 15-minute meditations or nightly journaling. Add in an eight-hour sleep routine or commit to quarterly mini-vacations. The main goal of self-care includes engaging in meaningful activities that reduce stress, while prom…

8 Tips For Women of Color Who Need a Spring Self-Care Plan

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Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D.

I live by mini vacations and artist dates.

I live by mini vacations and artist dates. Also, massages (for example) aren't comfortable for me right now, and that's ok, I encourage folks to embrace self-care that is within their comfort zone for the times we live in.

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Apr 26

… next season, to celebrate what you’ve achieved, and what your fellow women of color have achieved. And I want to tell you that it is not necessary to fully organize your life as a reactive response to your oppression. You are allowed to identify for yourself, and claim, some of the ease that comes from not constantly thinking about or responding to subordination. I want to suggest to you that claiming that ease — marking an interior part of yourself that is simply free and alive, that does not exist in conversation with persecution or maltreatment — is as powerful as any protest or resistance. It can enrich your life immeasurably, it is a kind of freedom you can only give yourself.

Commencement Advice for Outsiders: Now and Then, Let Go of Resistance

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Savala Nolan

This is so true.

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This is so true.

Apr 13

What’s the Best Piece of Writing Advice You’ve Ever Gotten?

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Medium Creators

Best writing advice I've been given?

Best writing advice I've been given? Write what scares you. Whatever it is you are afraid to put down is exactly what you should put down - even if it does't fit neatly into a square box.

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Best writing advice I've been given?

Write what scares you. Whatever it is you are afraid to put down is exactly what you should put down - even if it does't fit neatly into a square box.

Apr 13

What’s the Best Piece of Writing Advice You’ve Ever Gotten?

535

Medium Creators

Best writing advice I've been given?

Best writing advice I've been given? Write what scares you. Whatever it is you are afraid to put down is exactly what you should put down - even if it does't fit neatly into a square box.

1 min read

Best writing advice I've been given?

Write what scares you. Whatever it is you are afraid to put down is exactly what you should put down - even if it does't fit neatly into a square box.