There are seasons in life when adversity seems to know your address. Not just one hard thing. Not just a bad week. Iโm talking about the kind of season where obstacle after obstacle shows up uninvited and overstays its welcome. The kind that leaves you tired in ways sleep canโt fix. And if weโre being …
Seen, Loud, and Still Here: A Love Letter for Lesbian Visibility Week
Letโs be clearโLesbian Visibility Week isnโt about suddenly showing up. Weโve been here. Weโve been loving, leading, building, resisting, nurturing, and creating space long before anyone thought to give it a hashtag. But visibility? Thatโs a different conversation. Visibility is about being seen accurately. Not watered down. Not misunderstood. Not erased. Not squeezed into narratives …
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๐๐พ Less Aesthetic, More Action: What Revolution Really Looks Like
Letโs just go ahead and say it: The political climate right now?Outrageous. Stressful. Unpredictable. A lot. Rights are being debated like theyโre optional.Policies are shifting like someoneโs changing outfits.And entire communities are out here just trying to exist without being targeted. So naturally, people are asking: โHow do I even begin to be revolutionary in …
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Staying Politically Informed Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Joy)
Letโs be honest: trying to keep up with politics right now can feel like emotional CrossFit. Every headline is urgent, every social media thread is a debate stage, and somewhere between breakfast and lunch youโve read three things that make you want to scream into a pillow. Most of us want to stay informed. We …
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Black Lesbian & Bipoc Women Representation Matters
Why Representation Matters (Yes, Even When Weโre Tired ๐ ) Letโs start with the obvious: representation isnโt about checking a diversity box or adding a cute rainbow to the flyer. Itโs about survival. Itโs about visibility. Itโs about walking into a room and not feeling like you accidentally RSVPโd to the wrong century. Representation for Black …
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Why you should Vote
Here we are, at that time of the year when we have to start having the dialogue about why it's important that we all get out and take advantage of the right which many of our ancestors fought and died for...ย The Right to Vote. Of course I'm not suggesting that you go out and vote …
Managing Stress during this Chaotic Time
Who would have thought this is the kind of 2020 we would be experiencing? ย Most of us were so ready to be done with 2019 that we had no idea what we were in for. I suppose we should've been careful with what we wished for! The Universe definitely gave no signs to point to …
Learning, Forgiving and Evolving in 2019
As a social and political activist, mother, and Black Woman, I am inspired to write everyday by what I see playing out in society, and I am just getting started! Words are powerful: they can influence and be hugely impactful, and I take pride in calling myself a writer. Writing for me is a personal …
My thoughts on “Colorism”
It's sad that we're almost at the end of 2018, and yet this issue of "light-skinned" vs "dark-skinned" is still alive and thriving. So much so that the ridiculous concept has been given a name. "Colorism".ย Alice Walker first coined this phrase in her 1983 book, "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens"ย , where she defined …
Feeling Stuck?
At some point or another, most of us have felt like we were stuck, stagnant, unable to move out of our current situation or circumstance. And this could happen at any age, although I donโt believe that youโre usually truly cognizant of this โfeelingโ until youโre out of your 20โs. Iโm just saying. I loved …
