Joicelyn Dingle, Author at EBONY

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Juneteenth: Explaining an Unsung Holiday

“Juneteenth” is a portmanteau of June and nineteen and a parlance of Black American structure. The moniker hails the date June 19, 1865, ...

By Joicelyn DingleJune 19, 20180

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America No. 71: The Bacons

Over the Memorial Day weekend, Randall and Deena Bacon— both actors and commercial and print models who live in El Camino Village, California ...

By Joicelyn DingleJune 23, 20160

Coolest Black Family The Sims EBONY Magazine

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America No. 69: The Sims

Despite the current rhetoric that permeates through our country, we know that African Americans have strong traditional bonds with everything from the power ...

By Joicelyn DingleApril 13, 20160

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 67: The Chassagnes

Jeanai Chassagne wears the mighty “S” on her chest of the successful, sexy supermom. Jeanai (pronounced in your best French accent) is the ...

By Joicelyn DingleJanuary 19, 20160

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 66: The Chatmans

The Chatmans’ story reveals love’s law of attraction in action, the evidence of destiny enforcing its will. Mary left her native Akron, Ohio, ...

By Joicelyn DingleDecember 14, 20150

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 64: The Dobsons

Kimberly Michelle Dobson’s voice is cultured in the way of a woman with a global sense of the world. Her manner of speech ...

By Joicelyn DingleSeptember 21, 20150

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 61: The Hoopers

Frank Crowder Jr., a third-grade elementary school student, would walk past impressive houses in a shady, tree-lined White neighborhood to get across the ...

By Joicelyn DingleJuly 13, 20150

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America, No. 57: The Boldens

Friendship. Secrets shared. Trust built. Compassion reciprocated. It’s all, conceivably, the most genuine way to meet your match. Sean and Lanyae were just ...

By Joicelyn DingleMarch 30, 20150

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 55: The Scotts

Sonja Scott née Johnson describes her future love at first sight. “He had this August brown skin and dark curly hair. I thought: ...

By Joicelyn DingleFebruary 19, 20150

Family/Parenting

The Coolest Black Family in America, No. 53:The Clemonses

The Clemons story is touched by kismet’s kiss—when circumstance dances with fortune, faith prevails, then destiny ensues. February 14, 1993. Kelly Beavers—a graduate ...

By Joicelyn DingleJanuary 20, 20150

Juneteenth: Explaining an Unsung Holiday

The Coolest Black Family in America No. 71: The Bacons

The Coolest Black Family in America No. 69: The Sims

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 67: The Chassagnes

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 66: The Chatmans

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 64: The Dobsons

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 61: The Hoopers

The Coolest Black Family in America, No. 57: The Boldens

The Coolest Black Family in America,No. 55: The Scotts

The Coolest Black Family in America, No. 53:The Clemonses

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