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Round of Applause for the College Grad

Posted on May 8, 2023May 7, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

        It is now college graduation season and I want to congratulate all those who have made it through to the end. Going to college is a beautiful thing if it’s your choice to go, so you deserve all the respect for going on the journey. But the way my student loans are set up…

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Mother, May I…

Posted on May 1, 2023April 27, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

       It is May and Mother’s Day is coming. I don’t have children, but I have a mother, grandmothers (both in heaven), sisters, aunts, cousins, friends, etc. and all of them are great women with different personalities whether they have given birth to children or not. Being a mother is not just about having children…

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Let Freedom Ring

Posted on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

    The month of April is now coming to an end, and, on the 4th, it marked 55 years since Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated for helping to fight against racial inequality in America. We have seen some change, but here we are 55 whole years later and there’s still so much to do…

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Two Can Play That Game (Compliments of Tyler Perry’s Zatima)

Posted on April 17, 2023April 13, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

In a relationship whether intimate or friendly when we get mad with one another, we often say things we don’t truly mean, but in the moment, we want to project a similar hurt onto the other person. It becomes a battle that if one doesn’t become the bigger person in the war, it’s hard to…

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The People Vs. Uncle Sam

Posted on April 10, 2023April 8, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

As you all know tax season will be coming to an end soon and for many of you including myself you are not a fan of Uncle Sam. If you’re single and have a good job you don’t get much, if you have kids and have a good job you don’t get much, if you’re…

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Spotlight- Hulu Original Series, Unprisoned

Posted on April 3, 2023April 2, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

The great Olivia Pope, oh sorry, I mean Kerry Washington has blessed us with a new show starring herself along with actor Delroy Lindo titled “Unprisoned”. Based on a true story, the show centers around Paige (Washington) a therapist and single mother to a teenage son and her father, Edwin (Lindo), who was released from…

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When Autism Speaks, So Does OT

Posted on April 1, 2023April 2, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

      It is now April, and it is Occupational Therapy (OT) and Autism Awareness Month which are two things dear to my everyday life. Growing up I had no knowledge of this field and didn’t learn of it until I was a sophomore in college, and it was one of the best decisions I could…

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Long Hair Don’t Care

Posted on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

I myself have always wanted to try out wigs but other than for costumepurposes I have yet to find the perfect one to fit my head shape and make mefeel comfortable, so I pretty much stick to wearing my own hair in styles orgetting braided extensions. So, one might ask, what is the history of…

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Love Under New Management

Posted on March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

        In the past generations of women and dating, the goal was working towards marriage. You meet a cute guy at school, locally within your town, or sometimes through a set up and then you got married and started a family. Now here we are in 2023 and rules have changed; for woman dating is…

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I Think My Bones Need Some of the Tin Man’s Oil

Posted on March 13, 2023March 8, 2023 by Virtual Afro Woman

I can officially say I am in my 30s as I will be 35 years old this year. Now I don’t know about you but as young as I still look and somedays as young as I still feel, I know my body is aging.  Do you remember being 5 years old and you accidently…

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