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Melvina King

Trump the relative who exposes the family secrets

During the last couple of weeks, I’ve been doing a lot more critical thinking than I normally did. I have found myself during this…

4 min readNov 3, 2020

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Melvina King

I gotta say Bill Burr was right and Justice Barrett’s confirmation affirms it

So, I watched the video of Bill Burr’s SNL monologue and I say he’s not cancelled. I say bring him back for some more uncomfortable truth…

3 min readOct 28, 2020

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Melvina King

Me Dating Whoever

As far as I can remember back, I’ve always been open to men of all races or ethnicities. I don’t know why this happened. In my family I…

4 min readSep 6, 2020

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Melvina King

My 26th will not be on you O

My 26th will not be on you O, because I do not have a 26th

3 min readJul 27, 2020

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Melvina King

Why do we grieve for Celie the fictional character, but not the non-fiction Celie?

The Color Purple is one of my favorite movies. Since I was a child, I remember hearing about the film, and often caught snippets of it…

4 min readJul 18, 2020

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Why do we grieve for Celie the fictional character, but not the non-fiction Celie?

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Melvina King

The Hate They Give Us

As a black woman I personally am accustomed to the amount of hate, that the world likes to project upon me. Many of times this hate is…

6 min readJul 8, 2020

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Melvina King

A Desperate Heart in Poet’s Corner: Short Story

Father God I come to you in this holy sanctuary. Forgive me for I have sinned against you. I laid with a man that is not my husband. I…

3 min readJun 29, 2020

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A Desperate Heart in Poet’s Corner: Short Story

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Melvina King

Melvina King

First gen. of Liberian roots, who writes unapologetically. Focus on Blk women/girls, emotions, race or even the pitfalls of capitalism plus (neo)colonization.

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