Often within our community, we see black women involved in unhealthy yet normalized relationships. Black women are taught to withstand disrespect, abuse, mistreatment, infidelity and lies all in the name of “love”. Some believe that it is...
Intro:
Whenever I had to have a conversation with a person who wasn’t properly taught about Women and Women’s issues, the topic of Feminism comes up. I never explicitly liked using the word because...
I don’t write spoken word
Or personal narratives
I write poems that are molded from my thoughts about living in an unjust world
I’m in a private area...
I can remember calling my friend uncivilized because he asked for my help in performing a particular task with his new Samsung Galaxy Tab. Of course, it was part of a huge joke, but I meant what...
Have you ever questioned every decision you made? Wondering if this is right; should I be doing it another way; am I actually teaching him; is he growing right or is this actually supposed to look like that? If...
This article originally appeared on Amanda Bazil's blog on May 4, 2019. With her permission, we reposted it on our site in honor of Caribbean Heritage Month.
Darkness.
Evil.
I can remember a curious scene which took place in a literature class back in high school. I had refused to fall in with my teacher on a particular issue. The issue was this: we had just finished reading...
Nigeria isn’t suffering because of bad leadership. No, this is certainly not a line from Soyinka’s Elegy for the Nation, but it’s a fact. Times are bad and things are tough. Every Nigerian now has a common...
2020 has been a curve ball for the United States of America. The reality of race relations in the country is being uncovered, as well as the ill-intentions of those who’ve made a vow to lead us....
Love. Salvation. Truth. Guidance. Life.
These five words all come to mind when millions of people hear the name “Farrakhan.”
On May 11th, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan turned 87 –...
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