Category: black love
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Love or Loyalty? Which Would You Choose…
“Simple truths are often the most necessary ones” J. California Cooper I realize that I have many assumptions about many things but lack a true foundational knowledge about these “things”. I blame society. Society lauds its members for looking the part, sound biting the part and trending the part. We are celebrated for giving the…
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The 4 Questions I Ask To Know Who A Man Is
“No man is free who is not master of himself” Epictetus I can ask any man 4 questions and from his responses know just about everything I need to know about him. And they have nothing to do with that proverbial table everyone references and what he brings to it. More than anything it is…
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Rebellious Hearts
I was never a fan of short stories until I discovered the inimitable J. California Cooper. Her short stories carried me through as I navigated one of the most difficult times of my life. I’m reminded of the song they sang in church, 🎶 “Love lifted me. Love lifted me. When nothing else could help,…
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Toxic Single Mothers & The Boys They Raise Who Never Become Men
“Some people play victims of crimes they committed” This is a topic that many don’t want to discuss because most don’t want to admit it. There are many, many single mothers who are toxic, narcissistic and abusive. And they raise boys who never become men. They raise boys who grow up to be emotionally unstable,…
Kathleen Nicole 