It's More Than Black-on-Black Crime
I could not watch. I did not have the strength to watch another Black man be murdered, and for those images to stay present with me. I...
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- Jan 23
- 2 min
A Way With Color
My relationship with my chocolate skin began at the age of eleven. I was obsessed with becoming a supermodel, despite knowing that I’d...
- Jan 16
- 3 min
A Woman's Truth Can't Be Controlled
As a young teenager, I remember visiting a friend’s evangelical church because she was taking part in an abstinence ceremony. It was a...
- Jan 9
- 3 min
Since No One Is Coming To Save Us, We Save Ourselves
Remember when The Best Man first came into our hearts in 1999? It was an instant classic within the culture that showed the real, Black,...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Good Vibes, Sometimes
Contrary to popular belief, we’re still in a global pandemic. People are still dying and it’s still critical to take necessary...
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Perspective Without The Drag
There’s nothing more satisfying than a good, ole’ fashioned calling out on social media to hold people accountable for their actions. We...
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Thanksgiving Is Complicated
Black people have long embraced the tradition of Thanksgiving. Even during slavery, they took time to be thankful for what they had,...
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
When Even the Blind Can See
It's a normal Wednesday evening in 1992 and a 20-year-old me is rushing upstairs to turn the TV on with anticipation for Melrose Place....
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
Black Women Are Not Magical Mules
There was a time in my life when I saw being “strong” as empowering. I believed the narrative that being a strong Black woman was...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Not The Movie Kind Of Love
When I fondly reminisce about the 90’s and even early 2000’s, it’s the Black love movies for me. There was something about watching...
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
My Black Man Wants Me to Live
A couple of weeks ago, Earl and I were in the car going nowhere in particular. Because he was driving, he asked me to help him plug his...
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
We May All Need to Mind Our Business
When I got married at 26-years-old, people started asking me when we would start having children, even before the reception was over....
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
What False Security Looks Like
During slavery, we know that the person who directed the daily work of the enslaved was the overseer, usually a white man. But...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Sometimes, Silence Says It All
A white woman messaged me on social media the other day and asked why my book, When Black Women Breathe, was just for Black women. She...
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
Let The Church Say... What?
One of the things that has puzzled me for years is how devastated and broken many Black communities are although there are a huge number...
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
We May All Need Therapy
In case you missed it two weeks ago, Psychology Today published an article about how men are lonelier than ever because they lack the...
- Aug 15, 2022
- 2 min
Women Saying No, And The Beauty of Saying It More Often
I’ve always believed in providing more explanation than what is asked for. For me, some things simply aren’t black and white; they have...
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
You Have More In Common With Brittney Griner Than You Think
In 2017, Serena Williams gave birth to her daughter Olympia. Although she complained of pain, doctors did not believe her. The most...
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
Toxicity 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...
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
Why Relationship Status Shouldn't Define Black Women
I 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...
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