"Don’t talk about writing. Don’t whine about writing. Write. And then edit. And edit again. Put in the work. Put in the time. Don’t try to get published too early. Don’t focus on making money or receiving praise, focus on being the best writer you can be." - Nnedi Okorafor

Younger me HATED subtitles. But baby, now.. put that on please, I can not hear 😭

Thiago Santana is all about focus and control. But when India Monroe starts slipping through his fingers, he’ll do anything to pull her back. ❤️ interracial romance ❤️ workplace romance THIAGO arrives September 26th. 👉🏾 delaneydiamond.com/books/thiago #DelaneyBooks

Tracy Chapman, Fela, Toni Braxton

It’s not just on parents. It’s on all of us. Society needs to do better in raising boys and men. Because this endless cycle of rape/sexual assault? I’m TIRED.

Trying to stick to a word limit is wrecking my flow. 🥴 I’m done with that. I’ll write first and then trim later.

As a collective I don’t think we should let this matter die sha. As a people we must ensure people take responsibility for what happened. People died. These are human beings like us for goodness sake

Your weekend read!👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

My first YA novel is coming out next month! I’m both nervous and excited. Writing it meant revisiting the teenage mind full of tangled emotions and thoughts. Though it wasn’t always easy, the journey was worth it. I can’t wait to share this story with you.

Yay! Tomilola

September Reads 📚✨ I had a wonderful reading month and I’m so grateful 🙏🏾 There was a time women weren’t allowed to get an education 👩🏾‍🎓and a time Black people weren’t allowed to read To be able to read for pleasure as a Black woman is something I’ll never take for granted!

Heartbreaking 💔

My babies 🥹. #ANollywoodChristmas is coming 💕

Happy Independence Day to Nigerians ❤️❤️❤️

No other race is told to forget their history!

Watching this documentary and I have so many questions. Whoever ruled this as a suicide needs their medical license looked into. How can anyone stab themselves in the back? I think the ruling ruined the chance to get justice for this woman. Such a shame!

I can almost bet it was the fiancé. 911 call. “Oh my God, she stabbed herself” Nobody wants to believe a loved one committed su#cide, but to suggest it during a 911 call right out the outset? Very suspect. Very!

And then the clean up of a crime scene immediately by the police just because the partner said “she stabbed herself” As a GP, stabbing is not a common way women commit su£cide. Let alone multiple times. On the back!!! This was a cover up!

The deposition clip shows how easily cover ups can be done. A medical examiner changed his ruling from homicide to su£cide after he had a meeting with police, but there was no written minute of that meeting? No evidence of what made you change your mind in such a case?!!

This conclusion tells me everything I need to know about this case. Because if you did a good investigative job, defend yourself! I hope one day, Ellen gets justice. Until then, I understand why people don’t trust “law enforcement”