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Nov 1

The Invisible Cost of Being African in America

On Javits Frimpong, belonging, and the things we learn to live with.

The Invisible Cost of Being African in America

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Jun 13

The Long Work of Building Your Own House

On borrowed clocks and the slow magic of building something only yours

The Long Work of Building Your Own House

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Jun 6

Maybe Your Life Will Work, Maybe It Won’t at First

………but it will give you poetry

Maybe Your Life Will Work, Maybe It Won’t at First

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Dec 8, 2020

About Me — Yemeece

Beauty, Grace, Power, Complexity, Female: Her

About Me — Yemeece

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Dec 29, 2025

Between Years, Between Selves: Bearing the Cost of Becoming

Hello.

Between Years, Between Selves: Bearing the Cost of Becoming

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Jan 1, 2023

The year of the double twos.

This past year, I had many open tabs, all of them screaming for instant attention. I worried about not giving you anything, of not being…

The year of the double twos.

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Jan 17, 2022

To Ruin A Good Thing

“Love is an affliction.”

To Ruin A Good Thing

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Jun 20, 2021

Notes on Intergenerational Cycles

……because sometimes, our very first wars began from those who birthed us.

Notes on Intergenerational Cycles

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Jun 10, 2021

Coming Undone

On challenging stories, fears, and judgments, the everything we are made up of.

Coming Undone

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Mar 10, 2021

Sister-Friends

Because no one has ever held my heart as gently as a woman

Sister-Friends

Yemisi Fadiya

Yemisi Fadiya

I write about personal growth, mental, emotional health, and shared human experiences. My first book, stirredbylife is out on amazon.

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