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The Longer the Root the Stranger the Fruit

The Longer the Root the Stranger the Fruit

Ericka Daniels
Black Lives Matter, Black Parenting, Concerned Black Mother, Culture, Family Choices, Evolution, Louisiana Mom, New Orleans Blogger, Peace, Raising children, Revolution, , The Will to Win, Writing Community, Writer

This is not a debate; it is a history lesson. I have heard a lot of suggestions that Black people should be more focused on Black on Black crime rather than racial inequality and the inequitable divide in the country. Personally, it means that people should first analyze how the increase of Black on Black crime began increasing in the first place.

Caffeine Please!

Caffeine Please!

Ericka Daniels
Writer, Poet, Author, Family Life, Louisiana Mom, Toddler Mom, Life Lessons, Muva Bear, New Orleans Blogger, Creative Space, Acceptance, Champion, Children, Culture, Family, Family Choices, Love Momma’s Boys, Never Give Up, Black Parenting, Writing Community, Affective Parenting, Early Morning Rise, Raising children, , The Will to Win

“I need some damn coffee!” I think randomly as a side note to self. It is hot in the car but it isn't outside. Aggravated by it all I crack my window to catch a breeze. The air is crisp with a chilling breeze and it’s sunny out.

Count It All Joy

Count It All Joy

Ericka Daniels

The phrase continued to pop into my head. I am aware that it comes from a mindset I have heard multiple times, but it stayed in my mind this time not because of what I have learned about it. It has been what I witnessed of it.