Why You Need a Reset Like many other goal oriented people I often have many dreams and ideas of projects that I would like to do. Writing projects, plans at work and plans for my life in general. Sometimes I can get so overwhelmed with everything that needs to be finished that it can get […]
Rhythms Part 1
Rhythms There were times when I really wanted to do something but was not been able to make it happen on the timeline I wanted. When I’m not seeing progress I can go from being hard on myself to not caring at all…at least for a little while. About three or four years ago I […]
Wigs, Weaves and Wishes…
Our Afro-textured hair is so unique that among 100 black women you would find such a wide array of differences that it would cause your head to spin. Our hair in it’s natural state is intriguing and admired by many other cultures. But more than any other people we choose to cover our hair with […]
5 Reasons You Might Say Something Racist (Part 3)
4. Exposure If you grew up with a bunch of people from other cultures it could be easy to assume because of overexposure that you know everything about them and their experiences. But do you really? Have you ever asked them about how they feel about specific comments that people make or racist things that […]
The Life you Avoid Might be the Life you Need
You watch your parents struggle and vow that will never be you. You’re going to have the “good life” and avoid all the pain you can. Who wants to make life about working, saving, nagging and never going anywhere? No one! So as soon as you think you’re old enough, you reject the lifestyle your […]
The Day She Ran Away
What kind of responsibility do female artists have to the younger generation? I sometimes get frustrated by the dual messages some female artists display. On the one hand they spout that they are empowered but frame themselves into scantily clad unrealistic props made for the sole purpose of shock value and entertaining male fantasies. Are these images […]
