JOURNALS OF JO

I know what you want. I know what you're expecting right now. I know what you're thinking. You think that after all the decades of...

I am a black woman. At least that's what I am told. I am fierce. I am bold. I am strong. I defeat all the odds that are against me by the...

Where did you grow up? Was it a nice neighborhood where all the neighbors know each other by face or a nod? No family had more than three...

When I was just about old enough to understand right from wrong, momma said, "Now, don't you touch that hot stove baby!" But, what did I...

A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY What happened to yesterday? You would think in the wake of all the atrocities of yesterday,and today, that...

I am resolved to No longer allow my power to be used and misused by someone who does not understand what it means to hold and wield the...

​​ You never think one day you would be longing for a man's touch. A man's lips. A man's erection pressing up against you on the dance...

One of my favorite things to do in this world is read a book. I know it may sound corny to a lot of people because we live in the, what...

You don't know this, but I've been walking around with a broken heart for a long time. In the morning when I wake up I clutch my chest...

You never think that life would get to a stage where as a grown woman, who has completed the cycle of life that defines herself as...