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Authentic conversations about culture, motherhood, divorce, black excellence, humor, and style!

But Why Is Chick-fil-A So Good?

why is chick-fil-a so good

An incredible thing has happened. I am on my blog, writing about Chick-fil-A, and asking why Chick-fil-A is so good, I am not being funny. Let me tell you how we came to be where we are right now. Let's rewind to before I started asking why Chick-fil-A is so good. My earliest memories of Chick-fil-A was when Uju and I were in college, and neither of us knew what Chick-fil-A was or what their food tasted like. In fact, I remember we mispronounced the name as Chick-ah-fil, which in retrospect was Read More

What To Do When Your Partner Hits You

What To Do When Your Partner Hits You

When I was single and imagining life as a married woman, I thought of many things my husband could potentially do wrong - like cheating on me - but I never really considered domestic violence, nor did I ever wonder what to do when your partner hits you. I knew it was a thing that could happen to people, but it was not a thing that could happen to me. I was too strong, I thought. Too smart, for sure. And who born the maga sef? Besides, I would vet any man before I married him anyway, so I knew I Read More

20 Things African Women Are Not Doing In 2020

20 Things African Women Are Not Doing In 2020

Truth be told, there are African women who are still doing these things in 2020, but we, the African women who are no longer doing these things in 2020 - or were never even doing these things - are standing in faith, with and on behalf of the African women who are still doing these things. Ladies, when you're ready, please join us over in the dark side, but don't take too long. 20 Things African Women Are Not Doing In 2020 1.  Being afraid of being called a bitch: Just like Lizzo, we have Read More

30 Types Of Coworkers You’ll Meet At Every Job (Which One Are You?)

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There are 30 types of coworkers that you'll most likely meet at every job.  I came to America when I was 15. I got my first job ever when I was 16. Since then, I have worked in different industries, from food to human services to IT, and so many in between, so naturally, I have met so many kinds of coworkers. First of all, I want to give myself a huge pat on the back for compiling this list all by myself. I did not Google a thing! Although now I'm tempted to because I'm sure there are Read More

Why Busola Dakolo Did Not Speak Up Until Now

Busola Dakolo - Biodun Fatoyinbo - Rape - COZA - Verastic

I have been in hibernation and have not written here for almost five months, but as much as I tried to, I could not ignore Busola Dakolo's story. I actually tried to ignore it, not because I thought it was insignificant, but because I was just too angry and too exhausted and too frustrated that stories like this one continue to come out of Nigeria AND Nigerians continue to react the same way. Also, this is not the first time a woman has spoken against Biodun Fatoyinbo. Who remembers Ese Walter Read More

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