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3 days ago · Youngblood’s writing often drew from her own experiences growing up under the guidance of strong matriarchal figures she referred to as “Big Mamas.” Her stories captured the essence of Black womanhood and explored themes of identity, family, and spirituality with a unique and powerful voice.
1 day ago · Starchild told a variety of stories of love, heartbreak and rhythm, but “Help Youngblood Get to the Freaky Party” provides imaginative listeners with an idea of what CCM could have sounded like had it not been micro-managed by nervous executives. Abounding with sass and funk, Marie writes the story of leaving church and being met by Youngblood, who propositions her, looking for “a place ...
2 days ago · Shawn Johnson East's daughter Drew Hazel is playing hairdresser again! On Tuesday, July 2, the retired Olympian, 31, shared several photos to her Instagram Stories of her 4-year-old's impromptu...
5 days ago · Shay Youngblood, a novelist and playwright whose works about her upbringing by a churchgoing cohort of “Big Mamas” and her adventures in Paris as a young aspiring writer inspired a generation of...
5 days ago · Shay Youngblood, a novelist and playwright whose works about her upbringing by a churchgoing cohort of “Big Mamas” and her adventures in Paris as a young aspiring writer inspired a generation of young Black women, died on June 11 at the home of a friend, Kelley Alexander, in Peachtree City, Ga.
4 days ago · Shay Youngblood, award-winning writer who explored her upbringing as a Black woman in America, died June 11 of ovarian cancer in Peachtree City, Georgia at the age of 64.
2 days ago · Kent Youngblood has covered sports for the Star Tribune for more than 20 years. Youngblood covered the Vikings in two NFC title games, Gophers football in two bowl games, both the Wild and...
