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A Season of Endings and Beginnings: Graduation Reflections from a Mother, Mentor, and Scholar
Mary Mba, Ph.D. Graduation season is here again. There’s a special kind of energy that sweeps across campuses this time of year – an energy that carries with it the weight of late-night studying, years of perseverance, deep friendships, and silent sacrifices. Caps are tossed, gowns flutter in the spring breeze, and the air hums
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Bloodlines and Blues: Cultural Consumption and Black Resistance in “Sinners” (2025)
Mary Mba (Ph.D.) This Mother’s Day (2025), my children gifted me an experience I didn’t know I needed: a theater viewing of Sinners (2025), the new genre-defying film directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan. It was, in many ways, a spiritual experience. For a few hours, I was not just a mother
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The Ones I Live For
Mary Mba (Ph.D.) To my children –Who bring light to my tired eyesAnd laughter to rooms where grief once sat,You are the reason the world still feels kind.Even in hard years, like this one,You make joy out of ashes,Surprises out of sorrow.With your love, you cradle meAs once I cradled you.Your gifts – small, thoughtful,