A Message To My Young Divas From Your Drunk Auntie
It’s 2 hours after the New Year, which means that this is my first tipsy post (yes, I am blogging while intoxicated). I’m sorry, but not really (if a girl […]
My 3 Big Ones of 2017
It got to the point that every time my phone would ding—alerting me to important news—my stomach tightened. “What now?” 2017 was one continuous catastrophe—like one of those 200 car […]
ME Too??
When I, or any Black girl, walked through the halls of James Blair Middle School, we knew that our butt could be grabbed. Sometimes the halls would be crowded and […]
Flowers That Bloom in the Desert: Black Girls Rock 2017
My mother always ensured that I had Black dolls surrounding me growing up. I even had a Black Raggedy Ann. One year, a doll came out that peed or […]
Letting the Tears Fall: Setting Down the Strong, Black Woman Armor
Jon Benet Ramsey, Nicole Simpson, Elizabeth Smart, Nancy Kerrigan, Natalie Holloway, Erin Andrews, Amanda Knox, Laci Peterson, Jessica Lynch: you know their names. They are White women who have been […]
Why Black Women are Losing Their Minds & Their Panties Over Jesse Williams
We women want to feel beautiful. It matters to us — to some more than to others — but our looks matter to us. It does not matter how educated, […]
Jesse Williams’ Speech Gave Me Life
Sometimes words are arranged so beautifully that they evoke a physical reaction because they please your ear, intrigue your brain, touch your heart, and ultimately soothe your soul. Like honey-laced […]
I’m Tired of Being The Angry Black Woman
Why in the fuck do we Black women always have to get characterized as angry? Yes, admittedly, I am angry now. And yes, I see the irony of me being […]