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Why Are Black Women Not Getting Married?
Why is there so much societal pressure on black women to get married, as if it is their fault that they are not getting married? It seems perfectly rational to blame a single…
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The Best Quote I’ve Ever Heard About Love
Love isn’t sacrificing something for the other person, it’s accomplishing something _ (It’s Okay That’s Love, Jo In Sung.) As a young woman in this contemporary society, there’s a conscious side of me…
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Ìwà lẹwà (Character is Beauty)
Ìwà lẹwà is a saying in the Yoruba language that I did not quite understand until recently. There are many such similar proverbs. The Yoruba people pride themselves on being well cultured, and…
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When the Thrill is Gone
“What about mad love and undying passion?” “Affection and comfortable lust are better.” Vanessa Grant, If You Loved me. I was reading a romance novel when I came across these lines. I haven’t…
