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Spend Dat? Naw, Scrap That.
I believe all this controversy about a song only amplifies it and makes it more popular. But perhaps this is a pivotal point for a few readers who have been on the fence and maybe don’t want to allow the brainwashing to continue… The graphic hit the timeline like a brick through glass. That face…
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Grifter, Huckster, Preacher, or Scammer? (Part 1)
The line between a life changing pitch and a soul crushing hustle has never been thinner. You see them on your feed every day: the high energy speakers, the so called brand builders, and the lifestyle coaches promising a way out of the mud. We come from a history that makes us hungry for inspiration.…
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Your Grammar Was Never Wrong:
How Black Language Built America While America Tried to Bury It Let me take you somewhere real quick. Picture a classroom. Third grade. Maybe fourth. Somewhere in the Bronx, or Mount Vernon, or the South Side, or Compton — doesn’t matter, the address changes but the scene stays the same. A little Black child raises…
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I Could Never Afford an Executive Assistant—Until Claude Became Mine
For as long as I can remember, I’ve watched CEOs glide through their days while someone else held the wheel. The executive assistant wasn’t just an employee. She was the quiet architect of their entire existence. She knew the calendar better than they did. She spotted the money moves before they did. She turned raw…
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Chilli’s Glass House
You Might Be Living In, Too There’s a moment you probably know. Someone you admired does something that makes you sit back and go, huh. Not shock. Not quite anger. More like recognition. Like the thing you’d suspected but could never name just walked in and took a seat. That’s what happened when Chilli’s receipts…