Living Up To the Millner Name, In Honor Of My Daddy, Who Inspires
When it comes to the "Millner" name, I've used my by-line to celebrate my father and his insistence that I excell—by any means necessary.
Everybody Loves the Sunshine: Finding Joy in Blackness
"Speakeasy with Denene" closes its first season with password, SUNSHINE, paying homage to my hero, my dad, and literary giant Nic Stone and Angie Thomas.
Seven Days Of Grateful: Life Is Better Than You Think
My friend challenged me to say what I'm grateful for for seven days. It was easier than this cynic thought.
My #KinseyUntold Story: A Black Couple Adopts A Baby, Building Their Family and Defying the Odds
I hear often whenever the subject of adoption comes up that white people adopt Black children because African American couples will not, and sure, there...
A Mother’s Love: A Love Letter To The Woman Who Gave Me Away {Diggin In the MBB Crates}
Editor’s Note: This will be the 10th Mother’s Day I’ll have without her, and though I’m sure it will nowhere near as painful as the...
Adoption and ‘The Blood’: Embracing the True Meaning Of Love, Family and the Ties That Bind
I am adopted. It is not something that I choose to focus on or talk about much. Because for most of my life, it has...
Good Black Fathers Are… Everything: Celebrating African American Dads With AtlantaBlackStar.com
I’m a Daddy’s Girl to the core—a Ride-Or-Die chick for James Millner, my father. He is not perfect. No human is. But he was absolutely...
A Mother’s Love: A Love Letter To The Woman Who Gave Me Away
I was 12 years old when I found my adoption papers tucked in a metal box under my parents’ bed. Too young to process alone...
Daddy’s Hands
His hands tell the story—those thick fingers and wrinkles and scars, and especially the calluses, speak to me. Remind. Of just how remarkable my Daddy...
Go Daddy! It's Your Birthday!
The headlines tell the story In 1935 Jesse Owens equaled or broke six world records in one hour. The Social Security Act became law. Alcoholics...
