HeyJaredRogueB The Womanist
Writer. Root worker. Womanist. I spill Black women’s truths with wit, grit, and Creole spice — because surviving ain’t enough, we’re here to thrive.
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Did Someone Say Mac&Cheese (opens the original)
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Cousins, we need to talk about macaroni and cheese.Because I have seen entirely too many videos lately of people taking a bite of mac and cheese and looking disappointed.Not disgusted.Disappointed.That might actually be worse.Because the noodles are cooked. There is technically cheese present. Nobody committed a food safety violation. It has successfully met the legal requirements to identify itself as macaroni and cheese.And that's it.I had one of these experiences myself when I was away at Ser
31 Days of Halloween, Hoodoo Heritage Month, and One Family Tradition (opens the original)
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October is about to be busy over here, Cousins.Yes, I am still doing Hoodoo Heritage Month.Duh.Last year, I wrote several pieces for Hoodoo Heritage Month. Some of them were published. Some of them were written, finished, and then left sitting in my drafts because apparently my ADHD believes completing a piece and actually posting the piece are two entirely separate assignments.Problematic, but expected.This year, I want to revisit at least some of those pieces and make them relevant to the woma
He Said “I Love You.” I Didn’t Say It Back. (opens the original)
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And no, Cousins, we are not breaking up. 😂Matter of fact, the Igbo man and I are still going strong. We have officially graduated from dating to boyfriend and girlfriend. Eeeeekkkk!!!!! And yes, there was a graduation ceremony.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DIQq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff0008f07-8f91-458e-83a4-945cfecedf6b_1370x1148.png" target="_bla
My Relationship Is Currently Being Threatened by Jollof Rice (opens the original)
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The Box (opens the original)
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In the right corner of my room, upon a stack of 10 books, there sits a wooden box which calls my headboard home. I’m not sure when the box entered my life or maybe when I entered its life. It may have alway been there sitting upon the dresser in my grandmother's room creating a home for miscellaneous items that I found of no interest. A thimble with some string and needles along with some crystals and prayer beads. Or my grandmother's cigarettes and lighter that she kept in a blue case, or her d
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