Detrimental effects of beauty hierarchies
Our definition of “beauty” is constantly changing. Year by year a new standard is placed on women on what is considered desirable and quite honestly…
Milk and Honey
Dissection of some of my favorite pieces from Rupi Kaur’s Milk and Honey. A collection of poems dealing with love, heartbreak, trust and healing.
Black Women Tropes in Media: Mammy
Welcome back to the black women tropes in media series. Today, as the title suggests, we are going to talk about the Mammy trope. Last…
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Note to self-Introspection and wine might be all you need.
Sometimes all you need is introspection and wine when celebrating your birthday during a pandemic. I just turned 22 a couple of weeks ago. When…
Best of 2020
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Wow, we really finished this year. We might not be in the best condition but we thank God for another year and hope it doesn’t repeat itself.
Nigerian youths are currently changing the world and this is …
Today’s post is quite a lot. I know it been a minute since I have created new content, but believe when I tell you that…
Black Women Tropes in Media: Angry Black Women
Welcome back, friends! I have started another new series called black women tropes in media and this marks the first post. Personally I find generalizations…
My take on maintaining healthy friendships
What inspired today’s post on maintaining healthy friendships is the Tv show Insecure. Insecure is honestly one of my favorite shows and each season I…
Black Art Series: Titus Kaphar
Hey, guys welcome back to the second part of my black art series! Today we are going to be talking about a young artist who…
How is finals week during a pandemic treating you?
I just completed my last final and I honestly can’t believe I’m entering my senior year of college. The way time is zooming past me…
Black Art Series: Ben Biayenda
I was scrolling through my Tumblr one day and saw this beautiful painting. There were four black girls of different shades sprawled across the living…
Women’s History Month: Badass Edition
No matter what anyone else is saying right now my God is still an awesome God and my 2020 is still going strong. I know…
Black History Month: Black Directors
I know this post is a little late but Happy Black History Month!! a lot of people ask why we still celebrate black history month.…
I did my own Goddess Locs and this happened…
Disclaimer: I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL. I DO NOT DO OTHER PEOPLE’S HAIR OR MY OWN HAIR FOR THAT MATTER. SO OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE NOT…
2020 Please Be Good To Me
2019 had its ups and downs for sure. But overall it was good for me. I made some awesome memories with friends and family, I…