Dating and Romance In My 20’s: Am I Ready?
Dating as a woman is always complicated. My fear is that it always will be. I’m at an age where the word “dating” understandably doesn’t carry much weight. I’m 20 years old, in my last year of college, and very much focused on myself—as is everyone else around me. But while my peers are focused on ourselves, […]
What Directing My First Short Film Taught Me About Black Stories
I’m a junior in college studying film production. This year, I accomplished something I’ve been wanting to do for years: produced a short film written and directed by me. The film was made as a thesis/final project for my Film Production minor. And now that I’ve wrapped production, I’ve learned so many things that only […]
Eating for Joy: How I Celebrate My Meat-Heavy Caribbean Culture As A Vegetarian
Recently, I saw a post on Twitter with a list of about thirty different traditional Caribbean dishes with the caption “How Caribbean are you?” Each dish had one point next to it, and the purpose was to count up how many points you have for each dish that you don’t eat. After I finished counting… […]
One Thing From 2020 That Should Keep Going? Black Women Winning
We made it out of 2020. Take some time to sit with that. Celebrate. You survived! Now that we’re past that whirlwind of a year, some people may want to forget it altogether. Others may look back on it and only see dismay and chaos. Being on “the other side” might make you want to […]
Black Girl Magic, Interrupted
Black women deserve to feel magical. Because we are. We’re beautiful, intelligent, resilient, and boundless. We’re also no strangers to hatred— for centuries, the world has been built around anti-Blackness, which befalls Black women in unique ways because of patriarchal oppression. The resistance to this intersectional subjugation has resulted in cultural moments like the Black Girl […]
2021 is Your Year, Sis. Don’t Be Afraid to Claim It
Without fail, there are always people who move into the New Year declaring it as “their year”, and committing themselves to a new chapter of success. I mean, almost all of us did it right before 2020. How could we not be excited about moving into a new decade? Well. Obviously, no one could have seen 2020 coming. […]
Tips And Tricks To Break Out Of The Dreaded “Creative Block”
Creator’s block is not fun, no matter what kind of art you make. Inspiration is something that naturally ebbs and flows. We know this — and yet as creatives it can still feel jarring and hopeless when we find ourselves unable to create. What is a writer who doesn’t write? What is a photographer who […]
Creating Traditions: How to Approach the Holiday Season After Loss
The holiday season is known for being a time of joy and celebration. But it can also be hard for many people. Thanksgiving forces us to acknowledge what we’re grateful for and find the abundance in our lives, often alongside family and loved ones. Christmas also forces us to surround ourselves with people we love, […]
While 2020 Was 2020-ing, Here Are Some Book Releases by Black Women Authors You May Have Missed
The increased time indoors that this year offered us created more time for some of us to catch up on our reading lists and discover new books. On the other hand, the chaos of this year made it difficult to find enough time or concentration to read, or to even know what books have been […]
Why #BodyGoals Aren’t Important in a Pandemic
Remember the early stages of the pandemic when you thought that you’d only be stuck at home for two weeks, tops? And then you thought it would be a little bit longer, but by summer we would all be back to normal again? You may have spent your time at home committing yourself to at-home […]