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Dec 19

Black Women Relationships: Who Was Your First Crush?

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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…

Dec 19

Black Women Relationships: A Mean Girl from Church Speaks Out

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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…

Dec 19

Surviving COVID-19: I Felt Like My Entire Body Was Deteriorating

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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…

Dec 19

Healthy Relationships: Why I Left – I Was Always Losing

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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…

Dec 19

Healthy Relationships: Why I Left – It Was Only Going To Get Worse

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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…