Daddy Issues....
When I was in kindergarten, there used to be this man I called “daddy” who’d pick up his sons at my elementary school. He’d grab his...
Stop Using Successful Black Women as Scapegoats for Your Misogyny.
“Being pretty is not ambition young queens. You need to have more to offer than just your body ✊🏾”, I read as my face twisted in disgust...
Understanding the Journey.....
Seldom do we become the exact personification of how we see ourselves in our head. Had you told me six months ago that I wasn't gonna...
Encountering Complacent Racism...
When I was in my last year of high school, I was a part of our school newspaper. I was opinionated. And even more, I was Black, and a...
Maiyah the Virgin?....
The Beginning: Daughters of Destiny… When I was 11, my mom sent me to a church program that promoted abstinence until marriage called...
Stop Telling Me I Will Regret Not Wanting Children
I was watching a clip of popular daytime talkshow “The Real” and the topic of the segment was children. One of the hosts, Jeannie Mai was...
Intersectionality at the Women's March on Washington?
I wanted to be a good young woman. I wanted to be able to tell the future generations about how I was apart of a movement that rocked the...
