Are White Dolls Bad for Black Girls? |
I am fighting for my daughter's beautiful mind and it is a down and dirty, grassroots, to the bone, 12th round battle filled with niceties, princess language and fear of defeat. And it all started wit...
Posted by Tina Deen on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:34:00 PST |
Tina Travolta |
Dancing is my little magic place. Not just any dancing. I mean sista girl, African-rooted, fierce gyration. I gave birth to my female essence prior to Shakira's shake and Beyonce's booty bounce. I win...
Posted by Tina Deen on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:07:00 PST |
Pimps Anonymous |
Sweet Charlie Brown is my daddy's nickname. Like Charlie Brown, he is kind, in search of himself, and afraid to commit. Unlike sorry Charlie, he is confident, handsome, and very intelligen...
Posted by Tina Deen on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:38:00 PST |
Was She Saved? for Nailah |
Was She Saved?
I sat stunned at the computer.
It was her. Naked. Alone. Weathered.
As I read the condolences of those who meant well,
I rolled my eyes and then shuddered.
Was She Save...
Posted by Tina Deen on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:58:00 PST |
All Hail the Pretty Girl Pudge! |
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I never had body like the other chicks. A cups swam in my bras. Long lean legs kep...
Posted by Tina Deen on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:14:00 PST |
Stuntin' Like My Mama (COLAGE LGBT Fam Blog Day) |
When Venus & Mars Collide
By Tina Fakhrid-Deen
Sometimes, I thought my mother was from Mars. She wasn't like anyone I'd ever met. She was cocky. She could fix cars and worked construction. She did...
Posted by Tina Deen on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:24:00 PST |
Writing Sample - Ghetto Fabulous (essay) |
Ghetto Fabulous
By Tina Deen
Buying a house in the hood was a socio-political decision for me and my husband. I didn't want us to be the type of black folks who get a little money and flee to t...
Posted by Tina Deen on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:47:00 PST |
It's Unbe-weavable! |
For those that know me, I have had many, many hair styles. I've rocked the Anita Baker, asymmetrical bobs, short Black power fros, long Angie Stone fros, beautiful locks, braids, two-st...
Posted by Tina Deen on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:50:00 PST |
hearing myself talk |
Question: Can I blog if I don't have any myspace friends? I think i'm at a healthy eight friends and i'm sure that 80% of that eight are just as myspace illiterate and antisocial as I am).
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Posted by Tina Deen on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:45:00 PST |
