By: Rachel Jackson @RachtheScribe In the interest of transparency, I’ll begin with a confession:...
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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...
It’s OK Not to Be Okay: How I Learned About Vulnerability in the Midst of Heartbreak
By: Dashae’ Coley-Epps Although it was a windy night in the middle of December, I walked home...
Who Says You Cant?: Loving My Blackness, and a White Man at the Same Time
By:Rochelle Justin I was brought up in a middle class West Indian household with both parents...
The Politics of the N-Word
By:Beylul Russom The dehumanization of the black body has been explicitly imposed throughout...
How my Gap Year Taught Me About My “Privilege” as a Black Woman
By: MarKeicha Dickens “Privilege” is a word that is used often in social justice spaces. Now...
To Be Beautiful, Bold, and BLACK on Television
By: Isabella Ntigbu When watching television as a child, I always tried to find the character that...
Unshackling Myself From the Restraints of the Education System
By: Marielle McCloud There’s a short list of things that I choose to identify as, and I can...
Too Pressured to Be Carefree
By: Melcina Martin “Long Live the Carefree Black Girl” We’ve all heard the lovely...
When Saying No, Meant No To Me, but Yes To Him: Facing My Sexual Assault Head On
By: Sista’ Africana First off, I would like to provide a trigger warning, as this piece will be...
