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Black Stuff from the 1990s

This crossword puzzle was written with one of my favorite topics of conversation in mind: “Black Stuff from the 90s.” Test your knowledge of all the tidbits from a great decade in African American cultural production. Answer key is below. Enjoy.

Answer Key!

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So I got older this past weekend AND it was Mother So I got older this past weekend AND it was Mother's Day! . Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone. I don't typically like people playing on my phone, but I really was happy to receive all the love from friends and family. . I have such a magnificent and beautiful life filled with the most wonderful and amazing friends and family. I'm happy to get to share my life with yall. . Special shout out my 💍for always getting my birthdays just right. . Also, please consider donating to #FreeBlackMamas National Bail Out. If you have even a couple dollars to spare, let's get some Mamas out of jail so they can be with their babies. . Last, I want to share a quote from one of my favorite texts that really captures the spirit of this upcoming year for me: "I think I'm gonna leave right now because I have some things to do. Call my chauffeur. I love you, I love you all. But I got to go." - Klymaxx, "The Men All Pause" (1984)
Me? It's been a minute, but aight so boom. . I've Me? It's been a minute, but aight so boom. . I've been doing things like going out on dates with my 💍 to drink kombucha on a Thursday evening (and home by 7:30p because I gotta get up and work in the morning). . I've been bagging the bags 💰. Making money related moves is typically not something I talk about on the internet, however, this is important right now because have you seen them gas prices? Right before I went to the gas pump this past week, I prayed to the Most High, Snoop Dogg, for peace and tranquility as I filled up my tank. Then I seriously considered the benefits of an electric vehicle. . I've been reading 📚 (check me out on Goodreads) and despite my teaching load, I've even been managing to conduct research for and write my next book. It's slow going, but it's going and I like it so far which is half the battle. . I've been getting into birdwatching. I've realized that half of the practice is bird listening, trying to identify a bird's song. Yes, that's right. Out here Black lady birdwatching with no shame and no binoculars yet, but I have put them on my prayer card. 🦉 . Raising my child who is almost 4 ft tall and is only 4 years old. What is happening?!? Please send help and/or size 1.5 shoes. . I be up in therapy because life. . And obviously, I'm still out here looking good.
Real talk: I was not in the Christmas spirit yeste Real talk: I was not in the Christmas spirit yesterday. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed (at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep) and I was feeling real "Grinch-looking-down-over-Whoville" BUT we managed to get a few cute pictures of the family after exchanging gifts, and despite my grinchiness, I had a bountiful, wonderful Christmas. . Today is the first day of Kwanzaa and I was so happy to wake up Black 🖤. Because there's only TWO THINGS I GOTTA to do. Black People know exactly which two things I'm talking about. It's just ✌🏾and everything else is optional. And I'm obviously not counting making my black eyed peas and collard greens and washing all the clothes and cleaning the house before the end of the year. Those are necessary to move properly into the new year.
Still here yall. Aight so boom: . Yes, I have bags Still here yall. Aight so boom: . Yes, I have bags under my eyes but guess what?! I'm here Baby! I made it! And I got cute today so yall finna get these photos. . It's been a challenging couple of months, but I'm feeling a lot of gratitude for the love that's been keeping me upright, figuratively and literally from my 💍 @juliepatoolee . A lot of people have asked over the last few months "oh, how is it teaching in person?" My answer: it's weird. I could go into detail but you know what? I don't feel like it. Just trust me, it's weird. . 🦁 is big yall. Almost 4'0 tall and I swear he's having a growth spurt. Had to buy baby some new pants cause he was wading in the water and I was feeling myself humming that song every time he walked in the house... . My morning self care routine has been on point. I gave myself options: workout, meditate, or journal. I can get up and move, get up and sit, or lay down and journal (in my journaling app. I used to tell myself it wasn't really journaling if it wasn't pen/paper but that wasn't serving me so I let that go). . What yall doing? Where yall been?
Just two friendly neighborhood Spiders. Our tiny P Just two friendly neighborhood Spiders. Our tiny Peter Parker Spiderman told us "no pictures please."
Fall... Is that you?! Where you been at?! . 🍁🍂☔
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