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Ask a Diva: How Can I Fill the Loneliness During the Holidays?

Posted on December 23, 2011 | 1 Comment
Send your questions to diva@dcdistrictdiva.com or drop a line in my Formspring box below this post to ask me anything anonymously. Hi Diva, I have a question I’m a 30 year old single Christian woman without children and during the holidays I get really lonely almost depressed....
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(UPDATED: We Have a Winner!) A DCDistrictDiva Christmas Giveaway!

Posted on December 23, 2011 | 19 Comments
UPDATED 12/28: The winner is C. Scott! But if you didn’t win, don’t worry, I’ve still got your back! Get the Diva Discount on your tickets to see Porgy & Bess in THIS POST. Merry Christmas and thanks for playing! Keep Chasing God + Purpose...
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Ask a Diva: A Man Can’t Love Us Like God Does, So Why Do We Still Want A Man’s Love?

Posted on December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
Send your questions to diva@dcdistrictdiva.com or drop a line in my Formspring box below this post to ask me anonymously. Q: Morning Diva! … Now we all know God’s love is far superior to that of any man that can walk into our lives. And His...
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The Prototype: Gabrielle Union

Posted on December 8, 2011 | 7 Comments
The award-nominated series “The Prototype” was inspired by Brooklyn Bloggess Jamilah Lemieux’s “Happy Black Girl Day!” This once-a-month holiday allows us to take a break from the constant media assault on Black women and to celebrate the sisterhood with showers of positivity. The way I choose...
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The Christian Husband Checklist

Posted on November 23, 2011 | 2 Comments
Lawdamercy, you’re almost 30! Quick, freeze the eggs and latch on to the nearest man you see! I hate to mock my beautiful sisters out there — I know a HUGE part of the panic some experience is due to the pressures placed on single...
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I’ve Been to “The Mountaintop”! A Review and a Diva Discount

Posted on November 21, 2011 | 3 Comments
** Disclaimer: Though it has not impacted the integrity of my review of this play, I did receive tickets for really awesome seats to complete the review. All the better to see the tiny details and report back to you, my dears Watch: The Mountaintop,...
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No Room for Quitters?

Posted on November 13, 2011 | 1 Comment
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” — Ecclesiastes 1:9 The more I study the Bible, the more I see that there is a relatable story to cover the core of every human...
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One Set of Footprints: 6 Months No Dating — Alone

Posted on November 11, 2011 | 1 Comment
I’m feeling very Paul-ish, at the moment. In 2 Timothy 4, Paul writes to his student, Timothy: “Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. … At my first defense, no...
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The Prototype: Angel Laws, Creator of ConcreteLoop.com

Posted on November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
The award-nominated series “The Prototype” was inspired by Brooklyn Bloggess Jamilah Lemieux’s “Happy Black Girl Day!” This once-a-month holiday allows us to take a break from the constant media assault on Black women and to celebrate the sisterhood with showers of positivity. The way I choose...
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You Mad? Race-Baiters Desperately Cling to “Angry Black Woman” Stereotype for Michelle Obama

Posted on November 2, 2011 | 4 Comments
She’s happy. You mad? A November 1st 2011 poll reveals that 63 percent of registered voters view Michelle positively. I guess we can count Townhall.com ”news” editor Katie Pavlich and the Washington Times‘ Joseph Curl in the 21 percent of haters. Just as Michelle’s poll results were being...
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