I asked my 3 children if they could each name a Black female superhero. They responded; “Storm” “Angel Salvadore” “Rosa Parks” Curious as to my youngest son’s answer, I probed him further. “Why is Rosa Parks a superhero?” “Because she helped her people.” More often than not, conversations with my children leave...
There are two things I never discuss here (or in any social media space)— my life as it relates to finance and romance. As far as the interweb in concerned, I'm broke and can't keep a man. Thankfully, The Year of The Black Girl (2016-...
Listen *insert Black girl hand clap* Today Solange Knowles dropped A Seat At The Table An album So Black So woman So beautiful So brutal So painful So comforting So broken So whole All at the same damn time. And much like her sister's masterpiece earlier this year, I'm gonna take some time to sit with it...
When I first heard about the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), I was concerned that like too many other spaces, Black women would be marginalized. Relegated to a few mentions, artifacts and a placard about Rosa Parks. But Oprah and Ava....
So y’all know I’ve been buying lots of lipstick lately. While it began as a form of self-care to process police brutality, it turned into me discovering the fun of makeup. Like most things in the lives of Black girls and women, the notion of beauty...