Miss Mojo

We all love the Capricorn Queen Mary J. Blige. Her loyal fan base could rival the most devout New York Knickerbocker! Many of us live for her wildly popular singles, but I want to shine a light on a song that got me through a deep depression. On Mary’s album Growing Pains, there’s a gem on track 10 entitled “Fade Away.” I kept this song on repeat for 48 hours straight while locked in my dark room, mourning the death of a loved one, and essentially a part of myself. Invisibility would be great, she sang. I didn’t have the words for what I was going through but Mary, per usual, gave them to me right on time. My relationship with her music is so sacred because it is a gift that keeps on giving. I thank God for Mary’s contribution to Black girls and boys all over the world. She has offered us healing in transcendent ways. I am now in a better place in my life where invisibility is not an option, and I have Mary J. Blige to thank for that.

Miss Mojo

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