By: Channing Smith In Today’s world, we live in a society that’s so focused on individualism and constant comparison, so it’s an...
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When Wallflowers Bloom
By: Danielle Barrett-Powell Black is beautiful. We’ve all heard it; seen it plastered across the media, especially in response to the...
Soul Ties
By: Cynthia Walker Love is a simple word that carries a great deal of weight. It can either bring much happiness or misery. As a teenager I once...
How I Accepted My Failed Relationship in the Midst of My Sister’s Engagement
By: Britt Dior It was Christmas morning and the whole family was celebrating because my younger sister’s boyfriend had just proposed to her. I was...
Out With the Old and In With the New: The Art of Finding, Making, and Maintaining Real Friendship
By: Vanessa Zelaya @ListenUp_NYC At thirty-two years old my circle of friends seems to have gotten smaller and smaller with age. Friends come and...
Why I Hated Being African While Growing Up
By: Annette Bizimana Growing up, the first few years of my life were rough for me and my family. My family fled Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide...
Depressed Black Women Exist, and They’re Still Strong
By: Chantelle Ndaba “Depression: A mental condition characterized by feelings of severe despondency and objection, typically also with feelings of...
Why Does My Weave Upset You? : Black Women and Perceived Appropriation
By: Rachel Jackson @RachtheScribe In the interest of transparency, I’ll begin with a confession: I’m a weaveaholic. I boast an advanced degree in...
How My Experience with a Racist Teacher Forced Me to Learn About Racism at a Young Age
By: Khrystiana Howell Growing up in a small Illinois town that lacked diversity, being a minority definitely had a lot of ups and downs...
My Black Skin Matters: My Quest To Find ‘Nude’ Clothing For My Dark Skin
By:Nicola Smith What does “nude” mean to you? If we take a moment to consider the dictionary definition, it is a state of being, to be “naked...
