By: Tiara Msiza I firmly believe that every person has at least 3 moments of clarity in their life, epiphanies. Moments where everything suddenly...
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Dismantling Self- Hatred: How High School Ruined Me and College Revived Me
By: Alyssa Lorraine Sometimes, to be a black girl in high school was to be a dimmed light urging to brighten, to shine, and to radiate. No, I’m not...
My Beautiful Circumstances
By: Takudzwa Mudiwa For the longest time I was taught Certain shadows should stay in the darkness. I have spent far too long trying to make sense of...
I’ve Heard It All Before: Four Phrases I’m Tired of Hearing as a Single Black Woman
By: Shaunese Johnson “Don’t you want to settle down?” “It seems like you have been single forever!” These are just a few of the statements...
Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before Going Natural
By: Myari Ware We’ve all read the lists and watched the videos on tips for going natural or growing out your hair, and they all pretty much...
Role Models:Where are they now?
By: Ashley Minner In this microwave era of celebrity and voyeurism, with added technological advances that allows the world to be at our fingertips...
Punching Back: The Power of Words in the Fight Against Mental Health Stigma
By:Candace Daymond Discussing mental illness and fragility in black women on social media can be viewed as an act of bravery and help reduce mental...
How My Life Changed After Doing “The Big Chop”
By: Candace McDuffie Despite all of the thoughts surrounding ‘The Big Chop,’ or shaving off all of your hair to start anew, I...
Little Black Girls Need ‘Lemonade’, Too
By: Kristen N. Pender What a time to be both a Black girl and alive. Variations of this line have been tweeted over and over again since the evening...
Me, My Hair, and Men
By: Zoe Conley I remember the first day I decided to wear my hair “natural”. I was almost a year and a half post-relaxer, and seeing that...
