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AUGUST 29th, 2022 marked the first day of my senior year of high school--my last first day of grade school. I’d prayed for so long for...
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jonetta rose barras
Jul 10, 20224 min read
Reflecting on my rights
DURING the first month of 2020, I remember seeing lighthearted tweets hoping for a return to the glitz, glamour, and supposed “freedom”...
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jonetta rose barras
May 21, 20221 min read
DANCE, DANCE DANCE
“A lot of suffering happens when we are thinking about the past or the future; we go over and over those things in our mind,” Horan says....
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jonetta rose barras
May 10, 20226 min read
The River Spoke My Name
I can’t remember exactly what prompted the ritual of spending many of my Saturdays during my youth in the French Quarter of New Orleans....
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jonetta rose barras
Mar 5, 20225 min read
Do You Know Who You Are?
“...I smile in the mirror at my wide ass/spaghetti thin legs I have no doubts of who i am, i am a believer in myself!”--from Peace WHEN I...
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jonetta rose barras
Mar 4, 20223 min read
We Remember Even as We Try to Forget
WHEN I wrote my book, Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl? The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women, I realized that so many...
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jonetta rose barras
Mar 4, 20222 min read
No More Masks! Ish.
I had never fully understood why the phrase ‘like a breath of fresh air’ was so common until today—the day I am officially allowed to...
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jonetta rose barras
Feb 10, 20227 min read
Stand Close To Me: Building A Relationship
“NO man ever broke up with me.” That was a frequent boast of mine in speeches I gave during tours related to my various books focused on...
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jonetta rose barras
Feb 10, 20223 min read
I WILL SMILE
LEANNE Brady once expressed the following sentiments, “So yes, today I am full of sorrow, But I will smile a little more with each...
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jonetta rose barras
Jan 9, 20223 min read
Pieces of him, Pieces of me
A lot of my life I have been piecing together different parts of my dad, like a puzzle but without all the pieces. Well, a puzzle made up...
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jonetta rose barras
Jan 9, 20223 min read
Vinegar Over Honey: How Niceties Minimize Issues
CHANCES are, you have probably heard that adage, “You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” It’s a phrase taken to the heart by the...
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jonetta rose barras
Dec 17, 20213 min read
REFLECTING: Endings and Beginnings
I am always excited at this time of year, not just because I love Christmas, the opportunity to be with friends and to share gifts....
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jonetta rose barras
Dec 14, 20214 min read
Discovering the Strength Within Me
“It is for the best.” “You have to be strong.” “Why are you crying?” “Why aren’t you crying?” “You have to be strong.” “It’s part of...
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jonetta rose barras
Dec 14, 20213 min read
Amidst The Chaos: What the Rise in Gun Violence Means for an Average Teenager
I hurried around the house, collecting the many materials I would need for school that day. Chromebook, water bottle, one too few pens....
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jonetta rose barras
Nov 22, 20212 min read
Thanks for Standing With Us
Dear Friend: This has been a season of challenges. With much of the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic moving behind us, Esther...
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jonetta rose barras
Nov 22, 20214 min read
Healing, Growing, Healing Some More
RECENTLY, I participated in an exciting and lively panel discussion sponsored by the Black Female Fatherhood Scholars Network. Among...
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jonetta rose barras
Nov 17, 20214 min read
What The Pandemic Has Done for Me
Life before the pandemic. What was that like? Hmm. Does anyone recall the time when huddling together in crowds of 50 at parties was...
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jonetta rose barras
Oct 10, 20214 min read
“School is the wrong place to be wrong!”How grading has killed the joy of learning within schools
I recall a tough time in my seventh-grade computer coding elective class-- one of many tough times that would plague me throughout that...
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jonetta rose barras
Sep 12, 20213 min read
Anything But Dark Skin: The Rise in Black Women Disassociating Themselves from Afrocentrism
Pinterest frequently tailors its feeds to users’ interest: a sneaker lover’s Pinterest feed might be full of shoes; an aspiring home...
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jonetta rose barras
Aug 17, 20216 min read
The Strong Black Woman: A Dangerous Myth
THE STRONG BLACK WOMAN: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women By Marita Golden (Mango Publishing 2021)...
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