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Music That Raised Us: A Nostalgic Journey Through the 70s, 80s & 90s.
Raised on my mama’s music, The Temptations filled the house when company came over or when she played bid whist on Saturday nights. I...
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12 minutes ago3 min read


Love, But Only on My Terms: Fathers Who Use Proximity as Power
By L.M. Johnson, M.A. Counseling for Mental Health & Wellness, NYU “ People will show you who they are, and you have to believe them....
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1 day ago10 min read


BLUEPRINT: 2025
When I hear Jay-Z say, “Allow me to reintroduce myself…’I don’t just feel that — I now live that. I recognize that growth doesn’t always...
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Aug 131 min read


From Missy Ann To Mz. Anne: Aversive Racist & Other Folks Who Exhaust Us.
In case most haven’t already figured it out after the 2025 election, Black women are over it - exhausted. We’ve reached the point where...
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Aug 1314 min read


What If You're The One They Need To Heal From ? (And Other Hard Truths About Maternal Power). By: L.M.Johnson
When considering this topic, I felt a twinge of guilt — it crossed my mind that speaking these truths aloud might be perceived as a...
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Aug 19 min read


“She Would’ve Told Me.” No. She Wouldn’t Have. A Hard Truth About Fathers, Silence, and Abuse
Trigger Warning This piece contains discussions of sexual abuse, rape, emotional manipulation, and trauma responses. It includes...
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Jul 2910 min read


THE WORLD BETWEEN MS. LAWRENCE AND MY MOTHER: GIVING OUR ELDERS RESPECT & GRACE. By: L.M. Johnson
Introduction A few years ago, I embarked on what would be my first of several visits to The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in...
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Jan 15, 20245 min read


OUR CHILDREN NEED EDUCATION ABOLITIONIST By: L.M.Johnson
Picture yourself seated in a graduate school classroom listening to a professor at the predominantly white institution proclaim, “Poor...
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Jan 15, 20243 min read
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