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"It takes time to process the unknown. Don't rush." — Lalah Delia
Morning Musings
When I was younger, my mother introduced me to the acronym K.I.S.S., aka "Keep It Simple, Stupid." After this weekend's shenanigans, it would appear as though Teddy Riley's mama did not give him that same memo.
For those of you who haven't been on social media for the last week, this past weekend there was a much-hyped Instagram Live battle between two iconic producers, singers and songwriters: Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Teddy Riley.
Now I was always rooting for Babyface. His songs provided the soundtrack for much of my childhood. (Seriously, his catalog is EPIC!).
Anywho, on Saturday, the meeting of the legends went a bit awry thanks to technical difficulties, aka our good brother Edward Theodore Riley, doing the absolute most with the least. Or, in this case, the absolute least with the most.
This dude had two mics, a big-screen TV, a keyboard, a backup dancer/hype man, drummer, DJ and Lord knows who else behind the scenes, but apparently not one of them could be bothered to alert dude to the echo everyone kept mentioning in the comments. [insert facepalm here]
Then he had to nerve to blame Babyface. Not today, Satan! Eventually, they called it a wraps and postponed until Monday evening, where we were again faced with technical difficulties.
Babyface showed up, prepared, in his home studio -- practicing social distancing, no less -- without all the bells and whistles. Riley, on the other hand? well ... you know when you're visiting home for the holidays and trying to fix your parent's WiFi for the umpteenth time? Yea, it was like that.
The lesson here? Sometimes less is more. Let your talent speak for itself. And, as I always say, trust your dopeness. It works for famous musicians and "regular people" like you and me alike.
Love,
L'Oreal
ICYMI
As some of you may know, this week is National Infertility Awareness Week so I'm throwing it back to my SELF article about my own experience and infertility in Black women.
Also, I was recently featured on my friend Mark Knox's podcast, The School of Hard Knox, talking about all things side-hustle, blogging and freelancing writing. Tune in here.
Virtual Happenings
April 24: Flower Girls Meet Virtual Talk Series. My friend Vanessa Flowers hosts a virtual conversation about fertility with Dr. Roohi Jeelani (who, fun fact, is my fertility doc and all-around great human being). FREE
Links I Love
1. Love No Limit: Can a Relationship Survive a Pandemic? If you follow me on Twitter, you know I've been joking about WFH with husbae, but being with each other 24/7 isn't always a laughing matter and this column by Josie Pickens gets to the heart of it. (Bitch Magazine)
2. Evette Dionne's New Book Explores the Little Known History of Suffragettes. I'm a big fan of Evette Dionne, the EIC of Bitch Media, the aforementioned publication, so I'm especially excited about her debut YA book, Lifting As We Climb. (Shondaland)
3. The Coronavirus Doesn't Have a Race Problem -- America's Systems Do. Writer Brittany Packnett Cunningham puts it plainly: "Black Americans were already suffering from health disparities and higher incidences of COVID-19 comorbidities like diabetes and asthma, making these figures unfortunate—but expected." (Cosmopolitan)
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