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He was so sexy that my body went all hot when I saw him kind of like an erection only I’m a girl so I didn’t get one you sicko.-- Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way
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Tara Gilesbie (My Immortal)
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Black Girls… Stop settling for less than what you deserve. That’s why I stress self-love! There comes a time when you can no longer blame a man. You’ve got to hold yourself accountable for the choices that you make. Choose wisely! Slow down. Pay attention. Don’t allow his good looks and swag to blind you from the truth. Don’t be so easily flattered by money, cars, jewelry, and all of that other stuff. Your heart and well-being is worth much more than that. Choose someone who respects, loves, and adores you. Somebody who has your best interest at heart. Nothing less! Allow yourself to experience REAL love. Stop giving your love, time, and attention to men who clearly don’t deserve it. #ItsAllUpToYou
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Stephanie Lahart
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Black Girls… Beautiful in EVERY shade and size. We’ve got that special something! Our melanin is exquisitely beautiful! Love & embrace the skin that you’re in. Our skin tones represent beauty. Light, brown, and dark skinned girls are equally gorgeous!
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Stephanie Lahart
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Black Girls… Naturally resilient! We persevere, stand tall, and fight to the end. We don’t give up! We make moves and succeed. We’re go-getters by nature. We are stronger than most. We are unstoppable! Fearless and confident in our capabilities. WE are Black Girl Strong! #Incomparable
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Stephanie Lahart
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Black Girls… Don’t be afraid to use your voice. Your thoughts, opinions, and ideas are just as important as anybody else’s. When you speak, speak with boldness and purpose. Have courage, be confident, and always be true to yourself! Live your life fearlessly! Your voice has GREAT power; don’t be afraid to utilize it when needed. You’re NOT an angry Black woman; you’re a woman who has something important to say. Your voice matters and so do YOU.
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Stephanie Lahart
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Does God know
the number of kisses
before we fall in love?
Yesterday, I was nobody
and I believed myself important.
Today,
I feel my worth
in you.
You, with your emerald eyes and ebony hair,
even your heartbeat is beautiful.
You, who is my greatest joy,
all other concerns vanish in your presence.
You swallow time
and consume space,
inspiring all my passion
with a single embrace.
I love your existence.
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Kamand Kojouri
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Black Girls… Strive to be a woman of substance! Don’t solely allow your big butt, thick thighs, wide hips, large breasts, and overall good looks to define you as a woman. Your looks alone shouldn’t define who you are. What more do you have to offer? What is your TRUE character? How is your attitude? What have you accomplished? Do you have respect for yourself? What do you represent? Everywhere you look, there’s another beautiful, stunning, fine looking sista. Stand out from the rest and dare to be different! Your good looks should only be a bonus, not the main factor. #RealTalk
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Stephanie Lahart
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Black Girls… Always remember: It’s so easy, and it takes very little effort, to be like the next person. Don’t insult yourself like that. Be yourself! Walk YOUR walk. Talk YOUR talk. Be uniquely YOU in everything that you do. A confident woman who has a strong sense of self is quite beautiful. Allow your light to shine from the inside out. Self-love is the greatest love of all. Love, respect, and be good to yourself, first! You matter! You count! And you’re important, too!
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Stephanie Lahart
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Black Girls… Always believe in yourself, even if nobody else does! Sometimes in life, you won’t always get the encouragement and support that you desire, but don’t allow that to stop you from accomplishing YOUR dreams. You’ve got to learn how to encourage yourself and be happy for yourself in spite of. Everybody won’t be happy for you, and that’s okay. Be happy for yourself and always see the best in yourself! Do it for YOU. Don’t focus on the negative. Negativity is only a distraction. Stay the course and stay focused! Be encouraged and do GREAT things. You’ve got this!
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Stephanie Lahart
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Ebony." he yelled. "Thou must kill Vampire Potter!"
I thought about Vampire and his sexah eyes and his gothic black hair and how his face looks just like Joel Madden. I remembered that Draco had said I didn't understand, so I thought, what if Draco went out with Vampire before I went out with him and they broke up?
"No, Voldemort!" I shouted back.
Voldemort gave me a gun. "No! Please!" I begged.
"Thou must!" he yelled. "If thou does not, then I shall kill thy beloved Draco!"
"How did you know?" I asked in a surprised way.
Voldemort got a dude-ur-so-retarded look on his face. "I hath telekinesis." he answered cruelly. "And if you doth not kill Vampire, then thou know what will happen to Draco!" he shouted. Then he flew away angrily on his broomstick.
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Tara Gilesbie (My Immortal)
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But not knowing how to fix something isn’t an excuse not to try.” - J. Elle, Wings of Ebony
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J. Elle (Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1))
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My dad lived such a beautiful life that I know I do not do him justice by focusing on the manner of his death....I think about how he lived,
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Eboni Ivory Green (The 7 Pillars of Successful Caregiving: Things No One Tells You)
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Healing is a life purpose.
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Eboni Ivory Green (Journey Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Finding Your Emotional Home as a Caregiver)
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Lollipops and raindrops
Sunflowers and sun-kissed daisies
Rolling surf and raging sea
Sailing ships and submarines
Old Glory and “purple mountain’s majesty”
Screaming guitar and lilting rhyme
Flight of fancy and high-steppin’ dances
Set free my mind to wander…
Imagine the ant’s marching journeys.
Fly, in my mind’s eye, on butterfly wings.
Roam the distant depths of space.
Unfurl tall sails and cross the ocean.
Pictures made just to enthrall
Creating images from my truth
Painting hopes and dreams on my canvas
Capturing, through my lens, the ephemeral
Let me ruminate ‘pon sensual darkness…
Tremble o’er Hollywood’s fluttering Gothics…
Ride the edge of my seat with the hero…
Weep with the heroine’s desperation.
Yet… more than all these things…
Give me words spun out masterfully…
Terms set out in meter and rhyme…
Phrases bent to rattle the soul…
Prose that always miraculously inspires me!
The trill runs up my spine, as I recall…
A touch… a caress…a whispered kiss…
Ebony eyes embracing my soul…
Two souls united in beat of hearts.
A butterfly flutter in my womb
My lover’s wonder o’er my swelling
The testament of our love given life
Newly laid in my lover’s arms
Luminous, sweet ebony eyes
Just so much like his father’s
A gaze of wonder and contentment
From my babe at mother’s breast
Words of the Divine set down for me
Faith, Hope, Love, and Charity
Grace, Mercy, and undeserved Salvation
“My Shepherd will supply my need”
These are the things that inspire me.
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D. Denise Dianaty (My Life In Poetry)
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Fun is a part of life, Ebony. If you think it is the blank spaces in our timeline then you are sorely mistaken. It is the key points in our timeline, the marked dates, because they make every hardship we fight to overcome worth it.
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L.C. Perry (Gold Shadow (Bronze Rebellion #1))
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Even in the face of insurmountable circumstances; proving that it doesn't really matter who you are or where you come from...Only that you continue to stand!
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Ebony M. Jones-Kuye
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I came in trying to win her over, and she came in and changed my entire path. The best love I could possibly give her is selfless love--to let her go on whatever journey she needs to go on to find love within herself and hope one day she comes back to me. She is the type of love songwriters like Smokey Robinson were inspired by.
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Ebony LaDelle (Love Radio)
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Her heart lurched. Perhaps her own grief and sadness called out to Ebony. Rachael didn’t know, but something had happened. It was as if their spirits had touched. Carried through the air like a charge of static electricity, connecting and mingling.
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Ellen Read (Broken)
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My sacred mind, body, voice, spirit
My dreams and creations matter
There is time. There is space
There is room for me.
I am wanted. Needed in this world
By shining my light I inspire others to do so also.
I am awake
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Ebony Violette Chapman (Awake Asleep: Awaken Your Inner Goddess Shine Your Light)
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Please keep the acronym AIR in mind as you work through the exercises in the pages that follow:
*Acknowledge your feelings
Stay open to being *Inspired
*Reflect deeply so that you can heal.
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Eboni Ivory Green (Reflections from the Soul: Acknowledge, Ruminate, Be Inspired)
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There is no 'normal' caregiving situation in which everything goes just as planned. You do the best you can with what you've got. And you know what? That's good enough.
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Eboni Ivory Green (Journey Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Finding Your Emotional Home as a Caregiver)
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Close your eyes and open the windows of your heart to reflection and introspection as it is the first step to healing your soul.
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Eboni Ivory Green (Reflections from the Soul: Acknowledge, Ruminate, Be Inspired)
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Patron or not, he was unsurprised to find Sebastien waiting in the icy street below, leaning on a silvershod ebony cane, looking gloriously out of place in his beaver hat and overcoat. A casual inspiration would have a man just above average height-five foot eight inches, perhaps, taller than Jack, anyway-with thick black hair that wanted to curl and a swarthy complexion that after concealed his wampyr pallor. An unnecessary muffler wrapped across his face his the fact that he had no warm breath to mist, but Jack made billows enough for both of them.
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Elizabeth Bear (The White City (New Amsterdam, #3))