Archuleta A. ChisolmApr 252 minGoing Back To The BeginningPeople often ask me how I started writing poetry. It started very simply with my Nana giving me a composition book and encouraging me to...
Archuleta A. ChisolmApr 183 minWhat Happens When You Turn 50So, I recently turned 50. In the months leading up to my birthday, my emotions have been all over the place but mostly positive. I may...
Archuleta A. ChisolmMar 73 minToxicity Is Not Funny (or deserved)I'm not sure who needs to hear this but... toxicity against women is not funny or deserved. Even when it's Kim Kardashian. Not only is it...
Archuleta A. ChisolmFeb 72 minTurn Your Magic All The Way UpEvery year, Black History Month provides us the opportunity for a fresh perspective and new possibilities. For this, the second month of...
Archuleta A. ChisolmJan 313 minWhy Relationship Status Shouldn't Define Black WomenI wrote a letter to myself, during my senior year of high school, that still makes me smile. In it I expressed my joy of finally being...
Archuleta A. ChisolmAug 23, 20213 minAs The Reckoning ContinuesIf you’re on social media for any considerable amount of time, at some point you’ll come across someone still questioning if we, as a...
Archuleta A. ChisolmAug 16, 20211 minWhere It All BeginsMy forthcoming book, When Black Women Breathe, is a labor of love. I'm taking my time with it - feeling, listening, being open and...
Archuleta A. ChisolmAug 9, 20213 minHaving The Audacity to Know Your PlaceThere is a quote from the 1985 movie, The Color Purple, that says: “Folks don’t like anybody being too proud or too free.” Celie comes to...
Archuleta A. ChisolmAug 2, 20212 minWhen Belief Means Something MoreOprah says many people are held back from becoming who they were meant to be by shadow beliefs and feelings of unworthiness. Microsoft’s...
Archuleta A. ChisolmJul 26, 20212 minLet Black Women LiveIn the 1937 book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston said that like mules, Black women carry the w wishes on their backs....
Archuleta A. ChisolmJul 12, 20213 minWhen You Take Up Too Much SpaceIn 2008, I was working as an investment accountant navigating my way through corporate America. At that time, I knew there was something...
Archuleta A. ChisolmJun 24, 20212 minLet The World KnowAnd just like that. In 10.64 seconds, 21-year-old Sha’Carri Richardson let the world know that she is a force to be reckoned with....
Archuleta A. ChisolmJun 14, 20212 minWriting Is The Freedom I Didn't Know I NeededIt’s a Sunday morning. I’m drinking coffee from one of my infamous mugs, enjoying the sun beaming through the window, and waiting for...
Archuleta A. ChisolmMay 24, 20213 minColor Still MattersWhen I think of colorism, I think of light-skinned versus dark-skinned Black women. I think of how perceived attractiveness,...
Archuleta A. ChisolmMay 3, 20213 minWhy Saying "No" Is Good For The SoulThere was a time when I found myself saying “yes” to things, only to regret it minutes later. Whether personally or professionally, I did...
Archuleta A. ChisolmApr 22, 20212 minHer Name is Ma'Khia BryantAs the verdict was being read early Tuesday evening in the murder trial of George Floyd, 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was being shot and...
Archuleta A. ChisolmMar 29, 20213 minThis Time Last YearThis time last year, we were desperately trying to find toilet paper and Clorox wipes. I remember seeing the empty aisles at the grocery...
Archuleta A. ChisolmMar 25, 20212 minBy Any Other NameI’m thankful that I have never had to be someone else, in order to have my writing voice heard. As a society, we still have a way to go...
Archuleta A. ChisolmMar 22, 20213 minHere's Where It's Safe to Take Off Your MaskIn the midst of a divorce many years ago, I found myself weighed down with anxiety and depression. I reached out to family and friends...
Archuleta A. ChisolmMar 15, 20213 minIgnorance Is Still Not Bliss, SharonWe’ve all had some time to process Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, as they dropped bombs of racism and just...