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39 Lessons for Black Boys & Girls
39 Lessons for Black Boys & Girls

A series of affirmations and lessons that promote self-esteem, education, justice and wisdom among Black children

2020

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Kenn Bivins
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the Dad I Always Wanted

My father was absent for the majority of my life. I only spent a handful of times with him, and though he was a stranger to me, I idealized what type of dad he could’ve been if he had been around. Today is August 8! It’s significant because it’s the…

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the Dad I Always Wanted
the Dad I Always Wanted
Audiobook Release

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the debilitating truth with being Black and blue

Imagine the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and you haven’t a care in the world. Not a single care. What I mean is: that you don’t care — about anything. You’re unmotivated, unenthused, restless, and easily agitated. …

Mental Health

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the debilitating truth with being Black and blue
the debilitating truth with being Black and blue
Mental Health

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Jun 16, 2022

no spoiler alerts ⚠️

Juneteenth is the June 19th celebration of the real liberation from slavery that came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. …

Juneteenth

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no spoiler alerts ⚠️
no spoiler alerts ⚠️
Juneteenth

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Jun 8, 2022

hello, World

If you’ve done any level of computer programming, the very first application you write displays the universal greeting, “Hello, World.” This initial foray into the language’s syntax is an exercise to ensure the computer is compiling your code correctly. It’s also a shout-out to all who are fortunate to behold…

Encouragement

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hello, World
hello, World
Encouragement

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Aug 20, 2021

good grief

There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start. – Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic Grief doesn’t change you. It reveals you. I believe in therapy. If you’re depressed or experiencing chronic grief, please talk…

Good Grief

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good grief
good grief
Good Grief

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Jun 25, 2020

One Day This Will All Make Scents

Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived. ― Helen Keller Aromatherapy is an ancient practice that’s been used to assist in healing in a variety of ways. …

Aromatherapy

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One Day This Will All Make Scents
One Day This Will All Make Scents
Aromatherapy

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Jun 12, 2020

White Love Matters?

It is usually those whose love is fake that have a compulsion to prove their love. ―Mokokoma Mokhonoana Around the same time as the Watts Riots in Los Angeles and Malcolm X’s assassination in 1965, Jackie DeShannon sang, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No, not just…

Racism

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White Love Matters?
White Love Matters?
Racism

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Apr 24, 2020

Social Insecurity

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely. ―Charlie Brown It’s become the modern passive-aggressive way to shame people into isolation and is likely to be the summation of 2020. No, I’m not talking about the consequences of supporting Trump. I’m talking about…

Loneliness

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Social Insecurity
Social Insecurity
Loneliness

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Apr 14, 2020

4/20 All Month Long

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson April, COVID-19 and allergy season are in full effect, but I feel like this year needs a do-over. Whether you’re Baby Boomer, Gen-X’er, Millennial, Gen X or Gen Next, it’s safe to say that none of us have ever…

Cannabis

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4/20 All Month Long
4/20 All Month Long
Cannabis

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Jan 9, 2020

So You Want To Be A Writer? Don’t Try.

if it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don’t do it. Those are the first few words of Charles Bukowski’s poem, so you want to be…

Writing

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So You Want To Be A Writer? Don’t Try.
So You Want To Be A Writer? Don’t Try.
Writing

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