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Adina Ferguson

Adina Ferguson is the author of the essay collection, I Don’t Want to Be Your Bridesmaid. Her work has been published on Very Smart Brothas, midnight & indigo, Slackjaw, Nia Magazine, and more. You can find her at adinathewriter.com, on IG @adinathewriter, or on the couch watching Good Times reruns.

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The Black Woman Commandments I Cannot Keep

by Adina Ferguson

“I love your hair. You did it yourself?” “Aww, thank you. I wish. I can’t cornrow.” “Wait, you’re a little Black girl…

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4 Golden Girls & An Awkward Black Woman Who’s Going Through Some Thangs

by Adina Ferguson

Every Friday night I come home from work, change my clothes and I flop down on the couch. In my head, I…

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