By: Karabo Matsoso It has been exactly a month and a day since my current ex-boyfriend and I broke up and it has been so difficult because the urge...
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#DisneySoWhite: My Problem with Disney Princesses
By: Salamina Mosese Exactly how do you teach your 4 year old daughter to love herself in all her brown glory, when her TV heroine happens to be Elsa...
The Glaring Beauty of Shrinkage
By: Angel Okwuosa As I stand in front of the mirror, I realise that I can no longer avoid the inevitable. I pull my hair and hear its cries for...
Yes, My Partner is White. So What? – Interracial Dating From the Inside
By: Tazhiana Gordon I am 25 and am lucky enough to have met the person I want to spend the rest of my life with years ago. My partner and I have been...
How Searching For Validation in a Man Lead me Into Depression
By: Quin Elliott “Quin you need to talk to someone, you have to get help you’re not healthy, this is not okay”. My best friend and...
The REAL Mary Jane: Having It All and Still Coming up Short.
By: Gia Robinson First let me start by saying, I’m just a small town girl from the country. Simply just making it “out” was a huge...
The Day I Realized I Wasn’t White
By: Alix Swann In sixth grade, I got a relaxer. I wanted a one because to me, straight hair was the closest thing to being white that I could get. I...
Loving Yourself: The Ultimate Challenge
By: Shaunese Johnson “You’re pretty for a black girl,” You’re not loud like the other girls,” or “you’re not built like the typical...
Growing up Mixed: Why I l Loved Being Dominican But Struggled With Being Black
By: Beata F. Snelling I am 20 years old and until this past summer, I didn’t think that my Black was beautiful because it seemed like I was always...
Life Lessons: Rebuilding Internal Perception After External Success
By: Shanita Brown I am one of the many successful black women who struggle with self-appreciation and value, which has caused me to put up with a lot...
