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You Are Appreciated
There’s something about full-circle moments. After watching the masterful docu-series on FX titled “Dear Mama” , I had to write about...
Madalyn McKnight
May 14, 20233 min read
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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
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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
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Steel Magnolia
Last week, a beloved longtime journalist in my hometown, by the name of Magnolia Wade-Dixon made a post on Facebook that really riled me....
Madalyn McKnight
Sep 21, 20202 min read
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I May Destroy You
Arabella is stalking the scene of the crime, which is ironically and symbolically a bar called ‘Ego Death’. She cannot go in. She makes...
Madalyn McKnight
Sep 5, 20203 min read
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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
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How ‘Queen Sono’ is Giving Us Everything We Didn’t Know We Needed
Queen Sono was such a moving show! Check out my review of it from The Pedestal Post! Everyone should watch it and check in!! The...
Madalyn McKnight
Jun 6, 20201 min read
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Git Up, (But Don’t) Get Out
Although Outkast wrote this song many years ago, just know that you can git up and get out without GETTING UP AND GETTING OUT if you know...
Madalyn McKnight
May 24, 20202 min read
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I Know It Was The Blood
This time of year is my favorite, but this year it is even more meaningful. There are so many different examples of God’s love, but the...
Madalyn McKnight
Apr 12, 20202 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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No Crooked Letter Blues
I wasn’t born in Mississippi, but Mississippi raised me. Since 4 or 5, I have been educated in classrooms and educated by life here. Our...
Madalyn McKnight
Apr 19, 20192 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A Hate Crime and A Possible
Hate crimes are cut and dry. A person with a heart of stone uses violence to demean another person or entity for no reason other than a...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 29, 20192 min read
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Whose Birthday Is It?
“All I got is these broken clocks, I ain’t got no time just….burning daylight” SZA Photo by Raychan on Unsplash Another year that I am...
Madalyn McKnight
Jan 21, 20192 min read
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