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The Pursuit of Wholeness

The Pursuit of Wholeness

#BlackChurchSex, Best Of, Love Single Life and Marriage, Pleasure, Religion Faith and Spirituality, Sex, Womanism

In 2015, I had a farewell dinner with a friend a few nights before I left Louisville. As we sat inside a dark restaurant filled with families but better suited for couples, awaiting our order of Indo-Chinese fusion dishes we had never heard of, my friend asked,...
For the Fairytale

For the Fairytale

#BlackChurchSex, Black Love, Gender, Love Single Life and Marriage, Pop Culture, Race, Religion Faith and Spirituality

Over the past week or so, as “For the D” and “For the P” challenges have overtaken attention spans, Christians have stepped in with remixes espousing what they would do “For the D [after a ring],” “For My Jesus,” “For My God,” and “For My Husband.” At least, Black...
I Know I’ve Been Changed (or How Jesus Became My Stalker Ex-Boyfriend)

I Know I’ve Been Changed (or How Jesus Became My Stalker Ex-Boyfriend)

#BlackChurchSex, Best Of, Love Single Life and Marriage, Religion Faith and Spirituality, Sex

Originally published Dec. 22, 2014 “A Southern Baptism,” Detroit Publishing Co., ca 1900. Library of Congress. One of the reasons I stopped working on my memoir was because when an agent strongly suggested I adapt my essay collection into a linear...
No More Apologies for Being a Woman

No More Apologies for Being a Woman

#BlackChurchSex, Best Of, Feminism, Religion Faith and Spirituality, Sex

Originally published Aug. 8, 2014 I hate when I think of a snappy comeback three weeks after a discussion ends. That’s happening right now, as I think of a coversation I had with another American student in our group in Trinidad. I’ll call her...
Why Mrs. Carter Will Not Set You Free

Why Mrs. Carter Will Not Set You Free

#BlackChurchSex, Best Of, Beyonce, Feminism, Gender, Pleasure, Pop Culture, Race, Religion Faith and Spirituality, Sex

Originally published Dec. 27, 2013 I said I wouldn’t write about this because I knew I wouldn’t download the album until after Christmas and my commentary would be late and go largely unnoticed, and what more could I add to all that’s already been said anyway? But I...

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