Photo by Humphrey Muleba on Unsplash The Power of Meditation: What I Learned About Myself During A Silent Retreat As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com A while ago, actress Lupita N’yongo told Oprah that she went on a silent retreat. I was intrigued but also wondered if this was something for the rich and famous. Do you regular Black…
Photo by Tahiti Spears on Unsplash Black Christians: Long Skirts Come Up Just Like Short Ones Do (A Spiritual Meditation) By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Generally, I listen to The Love Hour podcast with Melissa and Kevin Fredericks every week on my way home from work. But I’ve been in the house for going on two weeks now, thanks to…
Photo by Brian Wangenheim on Unsplash My Therapist Taught Me: I Took My First Love Into My Other Relationships As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Imani has been in therapy off and on since she was a child being treated for depression. She found as she was entering the world as an adult, she needed help again. But she…
Photo by Clarke Sanders on Unsplash We Need To Have A Family Meeting About The Lack Of Protection For Black Women By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com (Last year), I had the pleasure of speaking with writer, activist and documentarian dream hampton for MadameNoire. I got an email from Color of Change asking me if I wanted to talk to a…
Photo by Suad Kamardeen on Unsplash Black Women Relationships: Who Was Your First Crush? By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com At the recommendation of a few Twitter users who weren’t even talking to me, I decided to read Farrah Rochon’s The Boyfriend Project. It’s a book about Samiah Brooks, one of the few Black women in the tech field, who meets…
Photo by Kelly Fournier on Unsplash Black Women Relationships: A Mean Girl from Church Speaks Out As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com When I say I was a mean girl, I don’t mean like the movie. I was a church girl, still am a church girl. My mom has been a minister since I was 7-years-old. And then she…
Photo by Jessica Felicio on Unsplash Surviving COVID-19: I Felt Like My Entire Body Was Deteriorating As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Theresa Ukpo is a 34-year-old, living in Brooklyn. She works as an in home childcare provider. Earlier this month, she started coughing. Days later, she was lying in bed with a fever, sweating profusely, and unable to…
Photo by Leighann Blackwood on Unsplash Healthy Relationships: Why I Left – I Was Always Losing As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com I met him at the Velvet Room in Atlanta—at the club. I was 25-26. We’re always taught that’s not a good place to meet people. However, I’ve known quite a few people, in my family actually, who…
Photo by Dom Aguiar on Unsplash Healthy Relationships: Why I Left – It Was Only Going To Get Worse As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Surprisingly, we met at a local gay bar here in St. Louis. I remember being out with friends that night. He had just gotten out of a relationship and couple of months ago and…
Darnella Frazier Filmed a Murder – Here is 1 Thing We Owe Her By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Originally published on MadameNoire.com Yesterday, Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. The evidence was there. The witnesses said what needed to be said. The whole world saw Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck last summer. Still, when…
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