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Dec 19

My Not-So-Secret-Shame: I Was A Teen Abstinence Only Educator

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Photo by Zach Vessels on Unsplash My Not-So-Secret-Shame: I Was A Teen Abstinence Only Educator By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com My first understandings of sex were that it was about pleasure. From as early as five, I felt tingles when I watched men and women kiss in the movies. And while I was a bit fuzzy about what sex entailed,…

Dec 19

A Black Childhood Memory: An Indiana Black Girl’s Interaction With The Klan

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Photo by Etty Fidele on Unsplash An Indiana Black Girl's Interaction With The Klan By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com I’ve been thinking about the Klan a lot lately. One, because my husband had us watching some Vice documentary on “the new Klan” which purported to be different from the old one. As you might assume, it was some bullshit. They…

Dec 19

How To Raise Pro-Black Kids: Reprogramming Your Anti-Blackness

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Photo by Kiana Bosman on Unsplash How To Raise Pro-Black Kids: Reprogramming Your Anti-Blackness By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Originally published on MadameNoire.com Last year, Gabrielle Union shared an interesting anecdote on an Essence Festival panel about her sons and their preference for lighter-skinned women. When she asked the sons she’s raising with Dwyane Wade who were the women they…

Dec 19

Family Secrets: I Spent 21 Years Calling The Wrong Man Daddy

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Melvin and Jessica: Courtesy of Jessica Gordon Family Secrets: I Spent 21 Years Calling The Wrong Man Daddy As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Jessica Gordon was in her junior year of college when her mother tearfully told her that there was a chance another man was her father. All growing up, I thought one guy was my dad,…

Dec 19

How Planning My Wedding Reminded Me Of Something Else Slavery Took From Us

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Photo by Alekon pictures on Unsplash How Planning My Wedding Reminded Me Of Something Else Slavery Took From Us By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Despite some ominous, misery-loves-company-ass-predictions, my wedding planning process and my actual wedding day went very smoothly. (Thanks in large part to a groom who didn’t really care what I did and the leadership of my Jill…