By: Adrienne Martin It’s that time of year again. The leaves are turning their shades of red and orange, soon to abandon their branches as they...
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HBCU or Nah?
By: Sadiyah Malcolm The aim of higher education should not be to relay knowledge to students about the intricacies of the world, and the way in which...
How Leaving College Helped Me Discover My Self-Worth
By: Keana Martin-Sanders There I was. On a greyhound leaving Union Station in Washington, DC with the encouraging words of my Beloved Cousin...
Lessons My Absentee Father Taught Me About Love – And Myself
By: Reyona Hammond My dad is my twin, seriously. We both have the same birthmark, the same obnoxious laugh, the same round, button nose, the same...
Caught in the Middle: My Black Mom vs My Muslim Boyfriend
By: Alexa McLeod The relationship I have with my boyfriend is pretty strong; we trust each other, we value each other’s beliefs & opinions and...
When Privilege and Mediocrity Fuse in the Workplace
By:Patty Johnson In today’s workplace what’s a better skill set, wearing the perceived labels of a knowledgeable and hardworking individual or...
The Negative Influences of Love and Hip Hop and Other Reality Shows
By: Amia Hines (@Miaashley_) Love and Hip Hop is my guilty pleasure that I love to watch every Monday at 9. However, whenever I watch it I observe...
Snapchat Filters and Self-Love: Are They Helping or Hurting?
By:Ayanda Gigaba (@agigaba) It’s no mystery why certain Snapchat filters are more popular than others. The humorous face warping filters, animal...
How Stereotypes About Black Men Gave Me Trust Issues and How I Overcame Them
By: Joy Caracciolo “All men are cheaters” “Guy are dogs” ” Men only want one thing”…. These are things that...
Are Men of Color No Longer Attracted To Black Women?
By: Kéy Smith What I am finding out as I get older is that black men, millennials in particular, purposely go out of their way to date non-black...
