Tik Tok has slowly become an app of repetition. Sometimes, as I scroll, I see people going viral for the same exact ideas and trends, whether that be fashion trends or majorette style dancing. Lately, the most common trend I’ve seen has been the “soft girl” lifestyle. This derives from the “Black women in luxury”… Continue reading Is The Soft Life a Hard No?
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Generational Trauma and How it Affects Black Men
Generational trauma is a plague and can be seen in our practices, habits, behaviors, and our perspective of the world. Black people have carried our ancestors’ untreated and destructive trauma for generations, but it’s time we heal ourselves and our children. Black men in the community face current trauma such as police brutality and extreme and overlooked trauma of their male ancestors… Continue reading Generational Trauma and How it Affects Black Men
Stop Romanticizing Serial Killers
“I don’t see any excuse for people not caring for other people,” – Glenda Cleveland Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has released, nearly 6 months ago on Netflix and while many films have followed Jeffrey Dahmer and his horrific crimes in the past this story is mainly based on his victims, his impact on Milwaukee,… Continue reading Stop Romanticizing Serial Killers
Doja’s Hair is None of Yall’s Business — Let Black Girls Express Themselves
Recently, Doja Cat made the very personal decision to shave her head completely bald. Throughout her career, Doja has undoubtedly built up a reputation of being considered controversial for one event or another, and the overall reasoning seems to be that she’s perceived as weird. I’ve personally always found this take laughable, especially considering the… Continue reading Doja’s Hair is None of Yall’s Business — Let Black Girls Express Themselves
Radical Books Written by Black Women to Read in 2023
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The Black Met Gala
✨ Everything that Black people wore at the 2021 Met Gala. ✨
Black Girls Are on the Verge of Being Extinct in TV
It seems as if Black girls no longer exist the way Hollywood fails to give us spaces. It seems as if they are going out of their way to make sure we aren’t represented. Why does Netflix’s entire teen drama catalog consist of the same blueprint: white leads, a dark skin Black boy, and then… Continue reading Black Girls Are on the Verge of Being Extinct in TV
High School Musical: But make it black
I remember watching Disney Channel when I was younger and building my perception of high school from there…everyone was separated into groups: the jocks and cheerleaders, the nerds, the artists, etc. People would get shoved into lockers and there was always that one bully who would come and try to steal your lunch money. I… Continue reading High School Musical: But make it black
The Ballad of a Black Girl & Her Friends
A black girl with black friends in the suburbs Have you ever heard a tale so sweet? What divine hand of fate permitted it so That these black girls could all meet? —t’was as rare as a comet passing She met a black girl who was idealistic yet grounded And one who liked to keep… Continue reading The Ballad of a Black Girl & Her Friends
Recurring Devastation
The Parallels Between Katrina and Ida Kassidy Charles *At the bottom of this article are links to learn more about the hurricane’s aftermath and how to help individually or with organizations to provide relief and aid.* On August 29th, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to the very day, Hurricane Ida landed in Louisiana beginning its… Continue reading Recurring Devastation