“Is that Will?” I looked into the car window and saw someone who looked so familiar — the face of a man from my prior church back on the Coast. I knew I was just seeing stuff because I knew he definitely wasn’t in the Midwest but I wanted to…

As medical school students, we shouldn’t be asking: “How will this look good for residency?” …

“We just want a seat at the table”, my friend said over the phone. Two nights ago, I was on the phone with a dear friend of mine where she was discussing with me the anger and the pain that she felt regarding the murder of the Asian women in…

Excellence! Front and center — To all the Black women in America, whether old or young, I want you to know that we are bold, brave, and beautiful. Three Black queens— Vice President Kamala Harris, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman — reminded me of this truth on Inauguration Day. …

The answer to that question should be obvious. Instead, ask how you can help. — As a Black woman, on September 23, 2020, I felt numb — very numb. I have already dealt with a lot of hurt and disappointment this year, but today I, and the rest of the country, found out that Breonna Taylor did not get full justice. The police officer who…

My nutritionist made me eat brownies as much as I wanted, then I lost interest — I was the sugar queen. I could eat so much sugar at once and remain a certain size because the next day or a few days after, I went back to my strict dieting habits. We have all been there, right? We have those moments when we feel like we…

Okay, let us do the math together.. Let’s say that you spend 2 hours on social media every single day and there are approximately 31 days in a month. 2hrs * 31 days = 62 hours a month Since there are 12 months in a year, we have: 62 hours…

When I was younger, I wanted to be skinner and lighter. I eventually let go of the desire to be lighter, but continually clung to this pursuit of ‘thinness’. At school, I saw White and Black girls who were very thin and in society, I felt like that body type…