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For Black Girls Like Me  (2019)

Makeda June Kirkland is eleven years old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda’s family moves from Maryland to New Mexico, she leaves behind her best friend, Lena― the only other adopted black girl she knows― for a new life. In New Mexico, everything is different. At home, Makeda’s sister is too cool to hang out with her anymore and at school, she can’t seem to find one real friend.

Through it all, Makeda can’t help but wonder: What would it feel like to grow up with a family that looks like me?

Through singing, dreaming, and writing secret messages back and forth with Lena, Makeda might just carve a small place for herself in the world.

For Black Girls Like Me is for anyone who has ever asked themselves: How do you figure out where you are going if you don’t know where you came from?

by Mariama J. Lockington (Author)

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Mariama J. Lockington is an adoptee, writer, and nonprofit educator. She has been telling stories and making her own books since the second grade, when she wore short-alls and flower leggings every day to school. Her work has appeared in a number of magazines and journals, including Buzzfeed News Reader, and she is the author of the poetry chapbook The Lucky Daughter. Mariama holds a Masters in Education from Lesley University and Masters in Fine Arts in Poetry from San Francisco State University. She lives in Lexington, KY with her partner and dapple haired dachshund, Henry.

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Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) (2018)

“Everyone gets mad at hustlers, especially if you’re on the victim side of the hustle. And Miles knew hustling was in his veins.”

Miles Morales is just your average teenager. Dinner every Sunday with his parents, chilling out playing old-school video games with his best friend, Ganke, crushing on brainy, beautiful poet Alicia. He’s even got a scholarship spot at the prestigious Brooklyn Visions Academy. Oh yeah, and he’s Spider Man.

But lately, Miles’s spidey-sense has been on the fritz. When a misunderstanding leads to his suspension from school, Miles begins to question his abilities. After all, his dad and uncle were Brooklyn jack-boys with criminal records. Maybe kids like Miles aren’t meant to be superheroes. Maybe Miles should take his dad’s advice and focus on saving himself.

As Miles tries to get his school life back on track, he can’t shake the vivid nightmares that continue to haunt him. Nor can he avoid the relentless buzz of his spidey-sense every day in history class, amidst his teacher’s lectures on the historical benefits of slavery and the modern-day prison system. But after his scholarship is threatened, Miles uncovers a chilling plot, one that puts his friends, his neighborhood, and himself at risk.

It’s time for Miles to suit up.

by JASON REYNOLDS

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JASON REYNOLDS is the author of the critically acclaimed When I Was the Greatest, for which he was the recipient of the Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe Award for New Talent; the Coretta Scott King Honor books The Boy in the Black Suit and All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely); As Brave As You, his middle grade debut; and National Book Award finalist Ghost, the first in a four-book series about kids on an elite track team. Jason recently moved to Washington, DC, but before that spent many years in Miles Morales’s very own Brooklyn, New York.

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A moto for life!

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Keto Hacks: for the sweet tooth and fast food.

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Yummy treats

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Dettrick Maddox created these Black Panther (MCU) designs.

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20 Black-Owned Hair Care Lines that Deserve Our Coin

In case you missed it, what was once the holy grail of natural hair products, Shea Moisture rolled out a not-so-new promo on Facebook and Twitter. The month old video featured two red headed women and a light skin 3A hair typed woman discussing their self-imposed “hair hate.”

Now, the issue is not that Shea Moisture has chosen to broaden their demographic, the issue is it’s blatant lack of representation. Where are the women of color Black women who’ve been scraping up $12 to $16 to buy curl enhancing smoothies when they weren’t BOGO? Or the women with type four hair who also use the products? The lack of visibility within the natural hair community is what set most of us off.

With rumors that the brand has secretly changed the formulas to its most popular products to open up to a more “diverse” audience and after yesterday’s fiasco, to put it bluntly— it’s quiet for Shea Moisture.

If you’re not in the mood or simply don’t have the time to break out the shea butter, coconut oil, and aloe vera gel to whip up your own products, I’ve got you covered. 

Here are 20 black-owned hair lines that deserve your hard earned coin. There’s even a couple of brands for the fellas because let’s be real, you were dipping in our curl enhancing smoothie too.

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Plus there’s more products listed on this site.

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Motivation :)

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Ways “Living Single” Taught Us How To Be Good Friends

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No one wants a musty brain. @heyfranhey

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Switch up your normal chicken #mealprep with CHICKEN THIGHS! You will be amazing at the flavor difference! Here is an easy way to try them out! Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless @5280meat chicken thighs (can also use @5280meat chicken breast if preferred) 2 tbs olive oil 6 cloves garlic (3 mince + 3 whole) ¼ cup honey 3 tbs Dijon mustard Salt & paper to taste

Method: 1) Add 1 tbs oil to medium skillet over medium heat. 2) Add in 3 while garlic, salt, pepper and chicken thighs and cook until temperature reaches 165 degrees. 3) Set aside. 4) Add 1 tbs oil and minced garlic to pan. 5)Cook until tender. 6) Whisk in honey and mustard. 7) Add chicken back into pan and cook a few additional minutes ____________________________________

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Chocolate Souffle (Low Carb, Gluten Free) 89% Fat

Nutritional Information: 1 souffle’ has 487 calories: 2g Carbs, 47g fat and 11g protein (with 11g fibre). 89% Fat

Ingredients (Makes 2):

2 eggs (separated)

40g Cocoa Powder (can be replaced along with cocoa butter with 85g dark chocolate)

40g Cocoa Butter

40g Salted Butter

½ Tsp (40 drops) Liquid Sucralose

1Tsp (5ml) Vanilla Extract

Instructions:

Heat oven at 200c

Grease ramekins with butter and dust with cocoa powder, then remove excess and save for later.

In a microwave safe bowl put the butter and cocoa butter (or dark chocolate) and microwave until melted (not burned!). Whisk together with vanilla extract, sucralose and add in the cocoa powder. Taste and check for sweetness then add and whisk in the two yolks.

In a large bowl beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they make stiff peaks

Add egg whites to chocolate mix and fold together until well blended, then pour into ramekins

Cook for 15/20 minutes until the top is dry, it will remain moist inside.

Enjoy!

The original recipe I stole pictures from and adapted for keto is here

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