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What We Owe to Black Women

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on February 17, 2022. Posted in General, Racism to Reconciliation. 6 Comments

In honor of Black History Month, I’m letting you in on something I’ve learned. America owes a debt to Black women for moving us toward democracy. You might already know this. I didn’t. I learned about these heroes reading the excellent book, “She Took Justice,” by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. She Took Justice Browne-Marshall...

Clothes: A Love Affair

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on February 14, 2022. Posted in FASHION, General. 12 Comments

Standing behind me, looking at my reflection in the full-length mirror, the store owner whom I had adopted as my role model for aging regarded the clothes I was contemplating buying and said, her hands on my shoulders, “Enjoy your body as long as you can.” In my early 50s, I did not understand what she meant. Won’t it always...

Take That, Facebook

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on February 5, 2022. Posted in General. 10 Comments

It’s not often you have a major impact in the world. So it is with great pride that I announce Facebook is set to lose $10 billion this year. Sure, I appreciate the help of the other 499,999 users who left the platform in the last quarter of 2021. I could not have done it without them. Particularly, I want to thank the young people. The...

Reparations Warnings

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on February 1, 2022. Posted in General, Racism to Reconciliation. 4 Comments

Before we get into reparations warnings, I want to thank y’all who’ve contacted me to let me know you’re reading or were intrigued to read The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. I truly loved this collection of stories (as you can tell from my review), and I’m glad to have successfully shared my joy. Next we continue my reparations...

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 29, 2022. Posted in General, Writing. 12 Comments

Life is circuitous. I follow a list serve put out by Jackson State University professor C. Liegh McInnis who wrote about an interview between Kiese Laymon (Heavy; Long Division) and Robert Jones, Jr. (The Prophets) wherein they recommended, among other titles, THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIES. And just like that, I have a new favorite author. It’s...

Reparations: the Real Me Facts

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 28, 2022. Posted in General, Racism to Reconciliation. 15 Comments

In my first post of this reparations journey, I didn’t tell you everything you need to know. The next part isn’t easy, and it would be simple to ignore it and leave it out. But it goes to the heart of the question: why am I making this journey at all? So. The Salacious Part My dad died when I was three years old. If you’ve...

Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 21, 2022. Posted in General, Writing. 2 Comments

This is a gorgeous book. I understand I’m probably not supposed to lead with that. I can’t help it. It’s a beautiful cover on a hefty book that promises—actually shouts—adventure ahead! The book, a collection of short stories, doesn’t lie. Don’t shy away from Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda if you’re not a...

What Do You Do?

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 17, 2022. Posted in LOVE. 14 Comments

Searching for something else, I found this. It made me nostalgic, and I thought I’d share. What Do you Do? I’m telling an acquaintance about our get-away place in North Alabama. “It’s on the Tennessee River in the middle of nowhere. When we loan it out, we always tell people to bring food – it’s not the kind of place you can...

Reparations: Me Facts

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 15, 2022. Posted in Featured, General, Racism to Reconciliation. 4 Comments

I’ve been writing about race for almost as long as I’ve had this blog. Even before this early post using the metaphor of building a house on a cliff. Specifically, I’ve written about reparations, such as this post on the Mississippi that could have been. My 2022 reparations undertaking is not new. It is focused. I thought some...

Another Mother Mary Publication

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on January 8, 2022. Posted in Featured, General, GOD, Writing. 2 Comments

I know, I know. I said I was starting a new blog schedule in 2022. And I am, I promise. But I want y’all to know about my latest publication: “The Three Mary’s Birth Hope…or Not” It appears in EAP the Magazine’s Winter issue. You can read it here. The story is an excerpt from my unpublished novel...