“You named them: hustlers, killers, fiends, ex-cons. I called them: cousins, aunts, pops, moms. To you? Hoodlums, crackheads, gunmens. To me? Just neighbors, classmates, young friends.” YoungMomHip HopPopsRapNeighborKillersExesCousinAuntClassmatesYoung FriendsCrackheads Author:Ka
“I have 52 first cousins. My mom and dad were the only two to move to North America, so I've got deep family there, but I'm a California kid.” FirstsTwoKidsAmericaMovingMomDadMy MomCaliforniaCousinNorth AmericaMom And Dad Author:Donal Logue
“I have a ton of cousins on my moms side of the family, and we would put on shows together all the time and put on costumes, and we even charged our parents money.” ShowsTogetherParentSidesMomMy MomCostumesCousin Author:Maulik Pancholy
“I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'” EnoughRememberGirlSidesBlackWhiteMomDadSummerMy DadMy MomCampsCousinMy CousinSummer CampBlack Girl Author:Lauren London
“I got into cooking just by watching my mom and my aunts and my great-aunts and actually one of my cousins who has her own catering business in Atlanta, Georgia. So everybody around me really cooked and it was just all these different styles and backgrounds and cuisines of cooking that I found so interesting.” DifferentFoundInterestingStyleMomCookingMy MomBackgroundsCousinAuntGeorgiaCuisineAtlantaMy CousinDifferent StylesCateringGreat AuntAtlanta Georgia Author:Kelly Rowland