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Washington, DC
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“I think there’s nothing in the world more beautiful than falling in love…I fall in love with myself and I want someone to share it with me.” 💕 youtu.be/rlUjHu3H_L4
Are there new writers on Reasonable Doubt this season? Jax and Corey are becoming extremely unlikable in season 3
In the comments section, Nikole said her daughter reviewed the article and said her mom wasn’t hard enough on herself about the result of her decisions. I think I agree w the daughter. Also curious about the conversations w the father in the midst of it all. 😕
New from Nikole Hannah-Jones: In fighting for every Black child, Did I betray my own?
‘A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge NYC’s unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice’
nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magaz…
Why Did I Get Married Again? was written by AI. All the monologues at the end could’ve been an ig carousel
Having mixed emotions about getting in an uber and they’re playing my middle-high school soundtrack on a throwback station
I get the ick when a man compliments my hair and tells me how natural is his preference *especially* when I have pieces in my hair. Lol it’s ok to say, “your hair looks nice” and move on
Such a beautiful display of care and vulnerability 🥺🥺
“I discovered my 7-year-old son has been stealing food from our pantry and hiding it under his bed—not to eat, but to save for when ‘the sad times come back.’”
“After his mom died from cancer last year, we went through three months where I could barely function, let alone grocery shop regularly. There were nights we ate cereal for dinner, mornings with empty lunch boxes, and too many times when Tyler went to bed with just crackers because….. 1/4
I’m used to ppl not knowing enough about Gary, IN historically to speak with reverence and care. However, you shouldn’t have to know the history to feel for a community that lost power in the summer due to a natural catastrophe (tornadoes).
Gary houses an aged population of majority black veterans & retirees who migrated from the Jim Crow South
It’s home to one of the first black mayors of a major US city
It was the site of the National Black Political Convention of 1972
It’s a city w rich legacy, & most of all…