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    RESPECT
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Aug 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    RESPECT

    First thing's first. Rest in peace, Aretha Franklin. To be honest ... my Dominican-American, yet not quite Dominican or American self nev...
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    The Other Black History Month
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • May 23, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Other Black History Month

    As an Instagram page curator, I feel like May has been a busy month. There have been so many dates and celebrations that I never knew abo...
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    The Spice of Life
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • May 6, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Spice of Life

    In Dominican culture (and many other cultures), mothers jokingly say that you're ready to get married once you can cook a proper meal. Ob...
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    Infertility
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Mar 6, 2018
    • 7 min

    Infertility

    Being married for nearly two years now, I've heard my fair share of, "So, are you pregnant yet?" and "When's the baby coming?" To this, I...
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    10 Podcasts Created by Afro-Latinx
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Jan 23, 2018
    • 4 min

    10 Podcasts Created by Afro-Latinx

    I've begun a new series on my Instagram page called #TrueLifeYourAverageAfrolatina. Because again, there is no prototype, right? We come ...
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    First Protective Style
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Sep 15, 2017
    • 5 min

    First Protective Style

    As Spanish speaking Latinas, we tend to grow up with lots of conversation and bias surrounding our hair ... and others' hair. How it's ba...
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    The Birds and the Bees
    Amanda M. Pericles
    • Aug 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    The Birds and the Bees

    Sex. It's something that I was expected not to have until marriage. It's something many of us are not expected to have until marriage, wh...
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