BROWN GIRL 

Hey girl hey, this topic is going to be quite serious and I hope that through reading this you feel less alone, more heard, and realize...

It’s so beautiful to be in a space with a man who respects me. He listens. Ask questions. Always editing to learn. Respects my...

Girl...here are the facts of the case. I met him through coworkers at an event. Nobody knew exactly how old he was. My guess was 21 --...

I'm sure you have all heard Ari Lennox’s debut album Shea Butter Baby by now, and if you haven't, please go turn it on! This entry was...

Scripture tells us that there’s a time and season for everything. Old folks tell us that if we want God to laugh, we should tell Him our...

I truly reconciled with the end of my first real relationship and gave new relationships a half ass try. Eventually, I realized that for...

So, I got cheated on. Excuse me? Huh? Girl!? Yes, I knowwww. I’m feeling real bamboozled right now. *DEEEEEEEEP. HEAVY. SIGH.* I was with...

When I first heard someone use the word “gay”, I was in first grade and a classmate used it as an adjective to describe someone’s...

The summer going into sophomore year, a boy who was a class above me had slid in the DMs and I didnʼt think much about it, but I thought...

It's not about loving America, it's about taking some responsibility over where you live. To me, regardless of if you have the legal...

I need to find a therapist. Between post-grad blues, ending years-long college relationships, dealing with anxiety after a freak car...

Maybe I missed it. I remember hearing about bills. All of my bigs talked about Sallie Mae the way parents talk about the boogey man. I've...

After a long weekend of sushi dates, happy hours, and endless mimosas at brunch, I open my bank of America app to see just how much...

I am the shit. I know I am! But sometimes it doesn't feel like it. Sometimes it's really hard to feel like the accomplishments I've made...

I'm a woman, a Black woman, and I love other Black women. BUT. I have got a bone to pick with some of y'all. Women's empowerment mixers,...

I'm a pretty self aware chick, thank you very much. I know what I'm good at, I know what I like to do, but I haven't found something that...

In my wildest dreams, I would be true to myself and start to live the life I want for myself. In my wildest dreams, I see myself laying...

I wish I was born into a family that did more to build bonds than keep up appearances. The older I get, the more I realize that nobody in...

What if I told you that you were not under attack from the Devil? That God wasn’t even testing you? So often, church is guilty of pushing...

I haven’t read the bible front to back but I have read most of it. In all my reading I never got the vibe that Jesus owned any property....