Providing Nuanced Exposures to Static Worldviews
My father was elected to the Pastorate of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Southeast, Washington, DC on February 4, 2003 and was duly installed (so churchy!) on May 4, 2003. It's been twelve years. So in honor of this auspicious occasion, I thought I would talk about being a PK. The PK life is a … Continue reading Five Things I’ve Learned As A “PK” (…and Five Things PKs Might Want You To Know)
Let me start this post by saying that I am one of those individuals who laughs harder at Will Ferrell movies than I probably should. I'm aware that some of you might judge me for that but I promise it has a point today. In his 2006 movie, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, … Continue reading Ricky Bobby and My Unconventional Reflections on Holy Week
The way that each of my grandmothers affirmed me early in life has always been kept in front of me. My paternal grandmother's affirmation is the inspiration for the name of this blog. As for my maternal grandmother, Helen Wright King, she was the first to affirm in me a love for learning. I am … Continue reading III.III.XXI
She thought he talked too much. He was unbothered. When my parents met at Greater Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 31 years ago, they were two totally different people. He was a school teacher and an active church member with affections elsewhere. She was a new convert and trying to find her way through multiple … Continue reading Saluting PEARLs: 30th Anniversary Edition
Happy New Year, loves! (It's still early enough in the year to say that, right? I know…*side eyes myself*). I think this three week period is the longest I've gone without posting since I started the Girl with Black Pearls. It has not been without good reason though; these past few weeks have been a … Continue reading 16 Weeks.
I want to get married and have my own family someday. I start this blog by saying that because the rest of this blog will be spent getting some things off my proverbial chest (*side eye to anyone who chuckled*). There are so many mixed signals for someone in my particular stage in life. You're … Continue reading The SINGLE Elephant in my Room
(photo cred: forwallpaper.com) I am not a musician nor do i have the most eclectic and well-rounded taste in music but i do love music. I am the friend who will walk around and bust out into random songs because a moment just calls for it. I am the person who learns the ad-libs to … Continue reading the day the music died…down…
Subtitle To Marilyn and Garfield: Thanks for everything, Ashley BurtonOn February 18, my parents celebrated 29 years of marriage. That is a long time. It's longer than either of my parents had to spend with their fathers. Together, they've been through seven presidential elections, the death of both of their mothers, birthed and raised two children through to … Continue reading Ode to Black Love
With Valentine's Day on the horizon, I've watched the various reactions to this day. I've seen those elated to see it come, I've seen people gripe about it, I've watched people reclaim it as "Singles' Awareness Day" (and of course *eye* would notice that the acronym for that is SAD…lol), and I've seen people going … Continue reading “…Love is a Growing Up.”
Written on Thursday, August 1, 2013 for Fifth Time a Charm's "Ordinary People, Extraordinary God" series. I sat and reflected for a long time in front of the ocean on Tuesday about where I am in life and where I thought I would be. This was nothing new for me – I tend to become extra … Continue reading For Me…