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Another Orbit
Well, here we go again. Today I completed the 32nd orbit around the blazing ball of fire that keeps our universe, universing. The...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 21, 20232 min read


Ours & Ours: #BHM2022
There is violence that exists at the root of black culture. Weaved into the very thread and DNA of all Black American beings. After all,...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 1, 20222 min read


Black History Month: Week 1: The Ifs, Ands, or Buts
I ran in the house crying and screaming into my mother’s arms. I just left basketball tryouts where the coach told me I was too small to...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Know Yourself, Know Your Worth
Let me get straight to the point. Women, do not give your partner and relationship the grace you do not even give yourself. We (yes,...
Madalyn McKnight
Dec 9, 20202 min read


It Was The Nostalgia For Me… — The Pedestal Project
Click the Link below to read my thoughts on Netflix’s huge move! Last week, Netflix announced the return of several nostalgic millennial...
Madalyn McKnight
Aug 6, 20201 min read


Uh huh, Okay, What’s up, SHUTUP
Miami Native and rapper Trick Daddy said it best! Social media has a way of glamourizing a struggle. In this age of uncertainty with...
Madalyn McKnight
Apr 4, 20202 min read


Be A Woman Who Makes History and Does Not Become History
It seems like a couple of times a month I am retweeting or reposting a plea for a young woman to come home to her family. She has gone...
Madalyn McKnight
Mar 2, 20202 min read


Who is Watching the Watchers?: A Watchmen Review
First of all, Regina King. Secondly, Yayha Abdul-Mateen II. Third, LOUIS GOSSETT JR (LEGEND). I recently finished the latest hit from...
Madalyn McKnight
Dec 31, 20192 min read


Nice Guys Don’t Finish Last, But They Should
Watching “This Is Us” has spawned new dawn of life lessons about love and relationships. I wrote an article about my fears of marriage...
Madalyn McKnight
Oct 14, 20192 min read


Toni Morrison: Queen of the Black Gaze
Chloe Ardelia Winford changed my life. She was gigantic and beautiful. You may know her as Toni Morrison. As of August 5, physical...
Madalyn McKnight
Aug 9, 20192 min read


Black History Month 2019: Week 4: Colorblind
If you ever want to see someone blow a lot of smoke and be confident behind it, listen to how confidently they say “I don’t see color”....
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 20, 20192 min read


Black History 2019: Week 3: Is Change Gonna Come?
I watched a documentary on Sam Cooke about a year ago but a Netflix recently released a new doc and I was intrigued to see an updated...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 14, 20192 min read


Black History Month: Week 2: A N G E R
For the past couple of years, my black history posts have given a nod to the past. But this year I want to look at the present. This day...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 8, 20192 min read


Black History Month 2019: Week 1: L O V E
Contrary to the lyrics of the popular Beatles song, love is not all we need. As we kick off my favorite month of the year, I reflect over...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 1, 20192 min read


Who Can We Run To?
The major topic for the last few days has really created a purge of all of my social media accounts. People I respected, have known for...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 6, 20193 min read


Black History Month Week 2: Acceptance
Although a staple in Alcoholics Anonymous and other organizations that cater to offering support in recovery from addiction, I recite the...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 9, 20181 min read


Black Blood: Native Soil
As I sit in front of this computer trying to formulate the words for my thoughts and feelings concerning the events of this past weekend....
Madalyn McKnight
Aug 14, 20172 min read


Black History Month: Week 4: Rewrite History
This is not the same America from fifty years ago. In both good and bad ways this country and world for that matter, have been shaped by...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 23, 20172 min read


Black History Month: Week 2: REFLECTION
Listen to your mom, dad, grandparents and all who have toiled in life and have had to suffer from things they could not control. Ask...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 7, 20172 min read


BLACK HISTORY MONTH: WEEK 1: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have wide eyes, a bright smile, I am above average height and I have big feet, big hands, and thick glasses. But the first thing you...
Madalyn McKnight
Feb 1, 20172 min read
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