
Queen Syleena Johnson
How We Met When Syleena Johnson turned 40, she threw a big 70s birthday bash. I was apprehensive about attending because I didn't think...
Jan 15, 2017


Queen Charnae McDonald
How We Met Never in my life had a seen a Black Doug and Patty Mayonnaise until I met Ben and Charnae in 2014. They are the couple that...
Jan 14, 2017


Queen Michele Rayner Whitfield
How We Met Long before we bonded over garlic crabs and all things ratchet, we were bonded by love. In the most heartbreaking chapter of...
Jan 13, 2017


Queen Kisha Payen
How We Met God told me to share my journey, but I ran. Crying and pacing, I explained to my friend by phone that I didn’t want to be...
Jan 12, 2017


Queen Kamelah Muhammad
How We Met Her eyes. Her nose. Her smile. When she parts her lips, her smile sheds light on all that is right in the world. I could...
Jan 11, 2017


Queen Tralicia Allen
How We Met Unable to complete a sentence without unleashing a flood of tears, I whispered in her ear, “I need you.’ She got up right away...
Jan 10, 2017


Queen Syleecia Thompson
How We Met In the creepiest tweet ever, I launched a bat signal in search of Dr. Syleecia Thompson. “I heard @syleecia is in Tampa today....
Jan 9, 2017


Queen Benét Wilson
How We Met Sobbing, crying and shaking, I cautiously pulled my car into a vacant lot and dialed Benét Wilson. “What’s wrong?” she asked....
Jan 8, 2017


Queen Melissa Mitchell
How We Met Melissa Mitchell carefully colors my timeline with her spirit. Perfectly layered between @frobabies, @balleralert and...
Jan 7, 2017


Queen Rashan Ali
How We Met With bowed heads and closed eyes, she took my hands in hers. We'd turned the edit bay into our prayer closet. When it’s 8:00...
Jan 6, 2017