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Reclaiming Radical Joy – My Summer Reading List
Origionally published as “Reclaiming Radical Joy – My Summer Reading List” by Black Girl in Om (BGIO) July, 2019. Joy is cooking in my kitchen, in my underwear, dancing to Beyoncé, holding a wooden spoon dripping with BBQ sauce. Joy is watching somebody else take pleasure in the taste of a treat I put my…
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Coping Without Mama on Mothers Day
Origionally published as “Coping Without Mama on Mother’s Day: Writing Your Way Out” on Black Girl in Om (BGIO) May 2018. Since losing my mama five years ago to cancer when I was 26, this time of year has become incredibly difficult. Especially as a single woman with no kids of my own yet.…
DOMINIQUE MARIE BROWN 