You Are Your Only Competition
Hey y’all! Today I’m back with a little motivation for you and this time it’s coming from one of the original Kings of Comedy, Bernie Mac. The late comedian was known for making us laugh until we cry but I think his words of wisdom sometimes go unnoticed. I found an interview from the Oprah […]
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Style Star: ChloexHalle
 Welcome back to Style Stars! If you recall the last Style Star entry, you may remember the reference to these lyrics: “Watch out world I’m grown nowwww!” The lyrics are from the intro song to the hit show, ‘Grownish’ but the intro song is from the album of sisters Chloe and Halle. The duo began on […]
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Book Review: Barracoon (The Story of the Last Black Cargo)
What’s up y’all? I hope you’re doing well and drinking an adequate amount of water. Remember in the last book review I was telling you how I’d been slacking on my reading list for the year? Well, the good news is I’m almost on a roll now because I just finished a new book. This […]
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Style Star: Yara Shahidi
 Watch out world I’m grown nowwww! If you know the show that this now infamous lyric originates from then I’m sure you know who Yara Shahidi is. Star of the Freeform show, Grownish, Yara is a young starlet in the making. After appearing on the hit show Blackish, Zoe’s character got her own spin-off as […]
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Sorry to Bother You (with a recap)
This morning after church I want to the 10 a.m. showing of ‘Sorry to Bother You’, a film by Boots Riley. I’d been trying to go see it for a few days now but for some reason I kept delaying the task of driving to the theatre, picking a seat, being disappointed by concession prices… […]
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Book Review: Vibrant Evolution (The Beauty in Becoming)
Hey Kinfolk! I have really been slacking on my reads this year. I’m currently reading 3 books simultaneously because I get so bored with one that I pick up another and repeat the process over and over again. (I blame social media and it’s effect on attention spans.) However, there is one book I have […]
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Style Star: Imoni Johnson
Another day, another chance to shine the spotlight on a Style Star. Last time we featured Diamond Rollins, a FAMU graduate. Like Diamond, Imoni Johnson also graduated from the illustrious institution and has moved on to conquer both the world and our Instagram feeds. Imoni is from Orlando, Florida and aspires to be a personal/celebrity […]
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When the World feels Unbearable…
Today was one of those days. You know those days that feel exhausting. Not so much physically, but emotionally and mentally draining. Yeah, those. Between reading articles of children being separated from the parents at the border and seeing a horrible video of a young man’s lifeless body, I had to find some way to […]
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It’s Our Blogiversary!!
Today is special to me. Not just because its Tuesday (which is great) but because it’s June 5th. Four years ago today, I published my first blog post here on Queen to Queens. In that post, I wrote: “This blog was named ‘From Queen to Queens’ because my middle name, ‘Raanee’ means queen, and I believe […]
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Monday Motivation: Be a Point of Light
Happy Monday! I hope you all have missed the Monday Motivation series as much as I’ve missed posting them. The beginning of the week can be rough, especially Monday’s so I thought it would be nice to give you a little extra push on these particular days. Today, we listen to a short message from […]
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