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MOMMA SAID, "THAT'S ALL WE GOT"
I looked into the pot to see what was cooking and all I saw was water... Momma was putting in all sorts of spices... when I asked her about
Journals of Jo: Sleep Naked
And just knowing that I will soon place that lovely elixir to my lips and feel it slither down my throat, leaving a sensation that consumes
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Journals of Jo: Why Women
My heart is saddened for the suffering of women. Why? Because I am one. Because I have suffered Because I know the anguish, humiliation,...
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Journals of Jo: Don't you Dare Make Me Happy
After waiting up for hours and hours until the sun came up over the horizon of the tall buildings in this dark city where we live and where
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Journals of Jo: I'm in a Mood
I’m in a mood.
And it isn’t because the cycle of life is upon me.
It’s because the cycle of life is ever upon me.
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Journals of Jo: White Privilege/Black History
You have the power to make the powers that be see me as a human being.
You have the power to turn the tide of racism to love and acceptance
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Journals of Jo: Euphoria
These cats weren't ever your friends and they never invited you to the table.Â
They always fed you and me, scraps from it when we were h
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Journals of Jo: Who Gives A...
WHO GIVES A Sometimes you'll feel like you're being used. You'll want to lash out at the world and curse at strangers just because they...
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Journals of Jo Bright: The Pledge
Because it’s never my intention to hurt anyone but to open people up to a better expression of themselves.
I won’t back down and cower befor
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Journals of Jo Bright: Your Plan, My Plan
Your Plan, My Plan I know what you want. I know what you're expecting right now. I know exactly what you're thinking. You think that...
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