Jun 17, 2021Whose Heights is it Anyway?Unpacking the colorism and controversy surrounding the Broadway musical turned HBO MAX film… Harlem will always be my favorite section of Manhattan, but Washington Heights holds a special place in my heart, and it had everything to do with the culture. Having lived there for several years back when I…In The Heights6 min readIn The Heights6 min read
Feb 9, 2021Tarot 101 with Rachel TrueI fell in love with Rachel True after I saw her play Rochelle in The Craft. Rochelle was the lone Black girl in a white girl witch squad and I could not relate more — with the tokenism, not the witch squad. I was thirteen and begged my mom to…Book Review5 min readBook Review5 min read
Sep 8, 2020Chef Danielle Moore: A Woman, a Brand, a LegacyFrom baking to bedding, the Brooklyn-based visionary is claiming space in home and lifestyle… When I met Danielle Moore in 2010, she was a popular Brooklyn-based baker, known for baking cakes and pastries. Before shows like Cupcake Wars and Nailed It was trending, Danielle was known as the go-to baker…Black Women5 min readBlack Women5 min read
May 22, 2020Hood WellnessSolange’s last album. Patti’s Pies. Self-care. That’s a short list of life’s joys that are misunderstood… Most people see me as a high vibing, ‘the glass is half full’ kind of girl. I’ll admit, as a self-employed writer who often travels, my life is pretty charming. I spend my days…Self Care4 min readSelf Care4 min read
Feb 1, 20202020: New Year, Same MisogynoirThey startin’ real early, y’all… I was hoping to stride into 2020 leaving (at least a little) misogynoir behind us. Of course, America’s not having that. Not to suggest that Black women should never be a target — I mean, we are human. But, damn, why we always gotta be…Black Women6 min readBlack Women6 min read
Dec 20, 2019Member-only49 Bl@ck AF Books I Read in 2019The Amazing, The Aight, and the Rest of ‘em… When I decided to promote Black literature as a form of activism back in 2018 I was working with a very linear approach. I felt it was vital for me to catch up to all the Black classics I missed out…Books16 min readBooks16 min read
Nov 24, 2019If You Didn’t Know These Four Facts About Intersectionality, You Haven’t Been Doing it RightBlack women aren’t new to this, we are the root of it! Black women aren’t new to this, we are the root of it! Listen… non-Black women have remixed intersectionality like Jazzy Jeff at a Juneteenth cookout. Without effort or consideration, they take the analytical framework that Black women have…Intersectionality5 min readIntersectionality5 min read
Sep 24, 2019Your favorite ally is awful. How did you not know this?When non-Black women decided that they would go from antagonizer to ally in the name of ‘helping’ Black womxn, we should have known better… It seemed like a good idea at the time. Non-Black women declaring that they would take their privilege and whip it into lean, mean, white supremacist…Black Lives Matter5 min readBlack Lives Matter5 min read
Jun 21, 2019Black AF Summer Reading Listbell hooks, Octavia Butler, and Angela Davis are among the greats sitting on my bookshelf, aching to be read. The thing is, no book needs amplification like newly released Black books. Last May’s Book of the Month, They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South…Reading6 min readReading6 min read
May 23, 2019My Most Productive (and Healthy) Form of Resistance (Yet)And, it doesn’t require me to log on or go off… DISCLAIMER: This is my personal journey through navigating activism and social justice culture. While I strongly advise every Black person who’s involved with activism to begin alternative practices that are not as emotionally and physically strenuous, this advice is…Black Women6 min readBlack Women6 min read
