By:Sam Carbon It has been called “thin slicing” by psychologists, and it has to do with the...
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Redefining My Image of “Pretty” and Opening My Eyes to the Beauty of Black Hair
By: Sia Once a month I have an epiphany. I completely reassess the way I have been living my life...
Being a Black Writer and the Pressures of Writing “Black”
By: Janita Pegram The lack of diversity and roles available for people of color, is an issue...
My Experience with Realizing that the Person I Loved Was Ashamed Of Me Because Of My Race
By: Nadira Jamerson When I was younger and people would ask me what ethnicity I was, I would always...
An Open Letter to my Hair
By: Sarah Kabamba I was obsessed with this ideal of “good hair,” and I thought that I, a black...
Explaining My Blackness to My White Father
By: Amber Canty I am a black woman, I will always be black and nothing can change that. I...
Are We Teaching Children to Hate Their Natural Hair?
By: Kéy Smith At an early age many young black women are exposed to adverse perspectives of black...
Dear Black Girl, You are Free to be Different
By: Vernesha Hazel The era of the multi-talented, educated, beautiful, “carefree” black girl...
Relaxed in a Natural World
By: Phalisha Jackson Before I begin, I would just like to say that this is not an article bashing...
Not All Black Girls…
By: Vivian Smith “This Generation will be known for its under appreciation of black women.” A...
