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The Struggle Is Real

“The Struggle Is Real” – By Jacquea Mae — Who told you that you were not allowed to dream? I remember when Sista Celeste asked me to share about what I’ve gone through in the past ten months or so. I looked at her like she was crazy and said “no” to myself so quick, that I didn’t think twice about it. I’m thinking, “I have no reason to discuss all the things I have dealt with”, but when people…

By Jacquea Mae On March 30th, 2016, Carlow University hosted a panel discussion and event entitled “A Place Called Home: Displacement & Replacement of African-American Communities. The keynote speaker was Georgette Norman, a teacher and former director of the Rosa Parks Museum located in Montgomery, Alabama. After being greatly introduced by Jen Saffron, Director of Communications at the Greater…

Who Am I : Jacquea Mae

Who Is Jacquea Mae? It’s the first day of school, any given year, from kindergarten up to maybe eleventh grade. And while everyone may be worried about homework, boys or girls, clothing, bullies or even gossip, my mind is stuck at the beginning of the day. And it always starts with this: Teacher: [Long Pause] “Is “Jacquia Olay here, right? No no, it’s Jacqua Olde. Okay, this is my last guess. I…

Jacquea Mae – “Lenora”

“The first song off of The Makings Of Me by Jacquea Mae, due out very soon. I’m celebrating the legacy of my late mother, Lenora with a song, just for her and the family she helped build to be. Because of you, I AM. Thank you for listening,” – Jacquea Mae   [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/249568441"…