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How I Learned To Keep It Tight
The first time I can recall doing it, I was 17 years old. In the beginning, it was because that was my job. Three days a week, after spending considerable time “dolling up” myself in the bathroom, I...
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I Call Mine, “Bajan Brown Sugar”
The one thing I am most proud of is my Bajan Brown Sugar. If yours were as sweet as mine, you would be boasting too. Even as a little girl, I knew I was blessed with something special and over the...
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Feels Like I’m Home Again
“Raga Beenie children fall in line.” – Anthony “Rebel” Bailey I officially retired from the party scene in 2006 – after almost 20 years of partying and more than a decade of covering entertainment as a...
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Journey Beyond Paradise
As the holiday cheer heightens and the countdown to 2013 draws near, I find myself reflecting on my journey from Barbados to New York and the remarkable progress I’ve made over these past few years. I...
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I Love That Dick
There’s a scene in one of my favorite movies, “Love Jones,” where the character Nina played by Nia Long says to her friend Josie (Lisa Nicole Carson): “It’s like his dick talked to me.” This quote best...
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Tears And Prayers For My Father
My father has always been one to disappear from my life. The first time he did so was shortly after my teenage mother told him she was pregnant with me. Over the next few years, he would suddenly...
View ArticleIt’s My Birthday: Me At 4, Er 25, Looking Back At My Sweet 16 Self
Man, if only this lil girl here (Left) at sweet 16 — looking at life through rose colo(u)red glasses — knew the challenges ahead, starting with the tragic death of her best friend a year later and how...
View ArticleIf ‘Sunshine’ Was A Person, It’d Be NPR’s Michel Martin For Me
I needed some sunshine today and I got it during our annual NPR Nipper Awards ceremony! I was nominated as an “Unsung Hero” at NPR for my work as digital editor/senior editor on the National Desk this...
View ArticleLet The “25th” *Cough Cough* Birthday Celebration Begin
Shortly after my birthday last year, I suffered a major medical emergency, which led to a necessary $22K (out-of-pocket) surgery. The procedure was a life saver and I’m greatly indebted to all who...
View ArticleI Almost Died A few Months Ago. On This Thanksgiving Day I’m Extra Thankful...
I almost died a few months ago. Only about three people know the story. Many others wouldn’t care; they may feign concern, but they’re merely curious. This was evident when certain people for whom I...
View ArticleIt’s My NPR Anniversary! I’m Happy And Thankful
It’s my work anniversary! Look at your girl on this day seven years ago on my very first day at NPR! Time sure flies! On the one hand, it feels like yesterday I arrived at our North Capitol Street,...
View Article‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness’: Thanking God For Another ’25th’ Birthday
As I awake on this God-given day to celebrate another #birthday (my 25th again, of course), I can’t help but sing: Morning by morning new mercies I see, All I have needed Thy hand hath provided, Great...
View ArticleRIP: Patricia Cole A Witty NPR Copy Editor, My Loyal And Caring Friend
I lost my darling friend Patricia Cole this weekend, and to say I’m heartbroken is an understatement. This hurts so bad. P. Cole, as I love to call her and I became friends almost immediately after...
View ArticleHow I found out my dear Trinidadian friend Robert was gone
I didn’t post the birthday greeting on Robert’s page over the past week because Facebook notified me it was his birthday — I did so because I remembered his birthday. (In fact, I remember all of my...
View ArticleVeteran NPR journalist Wade Goodwyn leaves an incredible legacy
I only met Wade Goodwyn once in person. But that delightful meeting on a perfect fall evening in his beloved Dallas, Texas last year was all I needed for him to leave a lasting, positive impact on me....
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