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Funny on...Purpose!

It's a new decade and I have been physically "tired" for a few YEARS now!!  I realize and appreciate that motherhood can certainly instigate this as well as being a wife. Yet it is this last aspect; daring to "live" my dream and "love" myself in the process of doing all I can to "live" this reality.  I am so excited for what this decade has to offer me, my family and this gift that I have been given and I will not rest until I have given all that I can to be the "GIFT" that I was BIRTHED to be...


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"There are so many white people who are not used to seeing a black woman in this position," says Aminah Hanan, a Chicago blogger and managing editor of MichelleObamawatch.com. "She's the face of America, and they can't process it


It's as if an alien has landed in the White House for so many mainstream Americans.  Or should I say "white folks"; they just can't wrap their heads around this woman who has lived the American Dream.  How audacious of her to actually study and get good grades, attend an Ivy League School, graduate, complete Law School and become gainfully employed in her field while earning a comparable salary!  WHo does she think she is? An American or something?   IT make matters more interesting, she marries a bi-racial (Black) man who happens to be brilliant and driven as she and they pledge to support each others dreams while raising a family.  Who do these people think they are? How in the world can America really handle this fine example of...AMERICA in its best behavior.  To add salt to the obviously hypocritic wound, they land in the WHITE HOUSE as the FIRST African American President and First Lady!  Mrs. Obama is not portly, elderly, or traditional in that she is fit, fabulous and in her forties.  Michelle Obama has hugged the Queen of England, bared her arms(and a but of thigh) and has of late, vacationed in SPAIN all while the country is still in recession.  What do we have to say about this.  Well to be clear, I am an avid supporter of Mrs. Obama, and the First family.  As a wife, mother, entrepreneur, entertainer, author and girls and women's advocate; I say continue to travel the road less traveled with your beautiful brown girls in tow.  As you live and breathe, my three brown children are assured that they too can marry a princess and prince(s) who are intelligent,strong,dedicated and faithful and live happily ever after!  It only makes sense that she expose her children and herself to all that this blessed office has to offer!  To do anything less would be a disservice!  Mrs. Obama, the greater the favor, the greater the HATER!


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ABC report cites Dr. Laura's N-world rant as example of how "controversy is the lifeblood of talk radio"

From the August 13 edition of ABC's World News:

At the core of all of this is definitely RACISM but this is worth noting.  I am still in a stupor that people who profess to be educated and licensed will say the most ignorant things like, "...we have a Black President..." as if that has erased the systemic institution of RACISM that was created by WHITE America!  Am I a victim, HELL NO! But I am clear that one President, can't undo a history of bigotry and hatred and I just want to SLAP those who say this.  Dr, Laura is below ignorant, she is an elitist, racist who hides behind her credentials and so-called straight-forward style!  Please put her in the same column as IMUS, BECK and the rest!

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"Desirée has a proven track record of successful business leadership,"  LINDA JOHNSON RICE

I am so amazed at how one great moment with a HUGE glitch can lead to another GREAT opportunity with a lot of precursors. While Ms. Rogers has made history as the First African American White House Social Secretary, she also became the first to RESIGN this esteemed post after the now infamous "Uninvited Guest" fiasco!  What dexterity she has to say the least, in light of all that she has experienced in such a short period of time.  I am always in awe of the strength of women and even more of those whose ancestry bring its own baggage without provocation.  So now she moves on to the oldest and larger publishing house owned and operated by African Americans the great Johnson Dynasty.  Although Ms. Rogers has never worked in publishing, her business acumen has been lauded by Mrs Rice and the support is there.  Johnson Rice has expressed that the Magazine and cosmetic line (Fashion Fair) have both been struggling as of late, and need to be revamped alongside the launching of the Web site in hopes of giving the brand an online presence. I will be a quiet observer (maybe not) and make a clear petition to "be a part of the solution"!  Call me Desi...seriously, I would be honored and well equipped to write the FUNNY and all things Phenomenal about emerging womanhood, onto the cyber-pages of JET and EBONY!!  Until we connect... 

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I had the blessing of attending the home-going of Mama Francis M. Wilson Mitchell in the beautiful city of Chicago, IL on July 31, 2010.  There were so many people that it was a standing room only and I was filled by the words and expressions of love that were shared. It only added to my belief that your life should speak the legacy that you leave.  This woman so sweet and compassionate gave so much more than the cocktails that filled the hands of its many patrons for 45 years.  She gave them a safe place to share their days work and a good game of cards.  More than all of this, she shared a peice of her heart and for each peice she was given a mountain of love in return.  I am so grateful that I was able to share in this glorious celebration and hope that everyone will make an investment in the life that you are given today to cash in when you need it the most! 

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I have never been humbled by a moment (outside of my trip to the White House and meeting President Barack Obama ) like I was on today Friday, June 11, 2010 when I was blessed to walk the grounds of  the Alex Haley farm outside of Knoxville, TN.  I walked the rooms of his home and sat in his writing room and wept! It was the enormity of what his writing has created that caused me to touch the wallof this room and take it all in!  I stood in the library on the farm in the window that John Hope Franklin and Dr. Maya Angelou stood in front of while gazing at the lake!  I was stunted in the moment as I reflected on the ancestors who walked those grounds and the legacy of Freedom Fighters who shared intimate moments with Mr. Haley!  I can not thank you enough Children's Defense Fund for all that you gave me during my time with you!  I will be uploading pictures soon!

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If I ever doubted the relevance for my first book, today confirmed its necessity!  On the very day that the book arrived to my office three middle school African American girls walked by my office window, which is nestled between rows of homes; kicking the daily papers off of the steps of neighbors.  I walked out to confront them in the nicest way, asking them why they needed to do this and two continued walking while one girl responded.  She indicated that they were (in her opinion) just sitting in the middle of the walk way and she apologized.  Sounds like a happy ending right? Wrong. As they neared the corner two them yelled "BITCH!! WHORE!!" and it was the reality that urged me to write the book; "101 Things Every Girl/Young Woman of Color Should Know" (Duafe Press 2010).  This is the lighter side of the choices and behaviors of OUR girls and it gives me pause; not because it occurs, but the lack of communal  and parental responsibility that manifests itself in the blatant disregard some of OUR girls show women who look like them.  I chose  Duafe; a West African Adinkra word which translates to "the highest feminine qualities and cleanliness"as the name of my self-publishing imprint; in hopes of creating content, both written and performance , that speaks to promoting and modeling its meaning .  If any of this strikes or moves you, purchase a copy of the book at www.saveourgirls.com  .



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While the rest of the average folks in America press to keep a roof over their heads, healthcare for their children and a decent meal on the table; government observers and pundits are clamoring over the DANCE that America does with CHINA!  There seems to be growing concern over China's ability to keep us all at their manufacturing "feet".  The hysteria rests in China's currency and its floating value which allows it to beat most economies to the "punch" and out-do us and others causing America to cut jobs and opt to import so many goods made in China!!  it reminds me of trying to learn Chinese Checkers and Chinese Jump-Rope!  Although I can't qualify if either of them exists; I will say that me and my front stoop friends attempted to conquer the "beast" on a number of occasions.  The trickiest thing about the rope was that it was NOT a rope, but literally a set of large rubber bands that wrapped around two sets of opposing ankles leaving you with slightly clotted calves after a spell. And then the whole jumping in and out "thing" was more performance and science than mere hopping in and up and down as was the United States custom.  Not to mention the whole geometric thing that came with Chinese Checkers!  Hey maybe I'm on to something!  CHINESE games were more MATH and SCIENCE, Empirical with research implications...yeah this was all a socialist, communist trick to get kids to jump through all kinds of HOOPS to mind control us all into believing that if it's MADE IN CHINA, it's BETTER!!!  Wow talk about Jedi-mind-trickiest...seriously though; I'll bet that some lame conspiracy theorists is about to RUN off with this and start a whole DECONSTRUCTION research project in hopes of undermining the CHINESE government and return the United States of America to WORLD DOMINANCE!!! Da-Da-Da!!!!!!


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All of the hoopla about Ms. Badu's latest video "Window Seat" is really concrete support for the very essence of the song!  the " FEAR" of Evolution in people, organizations and life in general!  If we could embrace the fact that we must "Change" or "Die" in some respect be it spiritually, emotionally or physically; than the uproar would cease!  I am enamored with Erykah Badu's boldness and candor albeit slightly overexposed on the streets of DALLAS, TX .  Her hometown has seen her grow in so many ways from school to stage and now they have a "birds-eye" view that was typically reserved for those brothers who she chose to intimately connect with.  I must say that three babies later she is still beautiful inside and out!  Continue to "free your mind'  Ms. Badu and the rest will choose the role of voyeur!



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