A Common “Curse” Toni Morrison is a phenomenal writer. Her writing grabs the reader by the ears and makes them … More
Category: Anecdotes
Life occurrences intertwined with the themes of race, gender and young adulthood. All names and locations have been changed unless noted otherwise.
Kindred, A Key to Kinship: Remembering The Late Octavia Butler on Her Birthday
Science fiction was probably the only genre I did not read growing up. I read A Brave New World as … More
A Fly on the Wall isn’t a Fly at All: Re-evaluating Success in Silence
They laugh and smile with one another as the melanated faces mistake anti-black attitudes as kindness. I can’t laugh though, … More
Remembering Malcolm X
I have spent the bulk of today, reading Malcolm X quotes, and listening to his speeches. His smooth, precise, passionate … More
Decoding The Intent to Institutionalize
A slightly cohesive rant that delineates my “come to Africa” moment as a black female thinker.
For The Man on The Mountaintop, A Poem
To a man as gifted with words as he was with people Espoused to justice Awarded an eternal flame … More
What Happened When I “Came for” Cardi B.: The Cardi B. Conscious ClapBack
I’ll be honest with you, I never intended to author a post on Cardi B. The post reflects an aspiring … More
Well Don’t Read it Then!: An Accidental Lesson in Communal Ethics
Last week, I was assigned the task of editing a manuscript of a now popular piece of literature or … More
White Delinquency and the Black Scapegoat
I write from a place of extreme frustration. I will eschew implementing the term anger as my term of choice, … More
The Stride Toward Consciousness, A Play With Many Acts but few Characters
Making the choice to continue my education has unveiled a slew of surprises and stresses that affords me a literal … More
