PinnedMember-onlyThe Black Community Is Not A Dumping GroundThe conspiracy theorist in me can’t help but read or watch the news nowadays with a smirk. Every single story, every article, all of the reporters all have a slant, an agenda, a backstory to the story. The media is the most powerful institution in the world. We are shown…Chicago5 min readChicago5 min read
Published inZORA·PinnedMember-onlyAccepting My UglinessWhew, I’m about to touch a landmine. This has circulated in my head for a while now but I didn’t know where to begin. The words “accept my ugliness” will already elicit a strong emotional reaction from anyone. Ugly is a word like fat that we use liberally but which…Ugliness5 min readUgliness5 min read
PinnedIf you’re fat, black and female, you don’t deserve respect or loveAn unacceptable norm that has persisted for far too long — I’ve been reading about the Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee post divorce proceedings in Black blogs and social media sites and the consistent theme I keep reading is that Aryn is fat and ugly. Because Aryn is fat and ugly she is not entitled to be compensated accordingly to her…Black Women4 min readBlack Women4 min read
PinnedYou hate ‘cis’ because you’re transphobicThe angst behind the language update — Cis gender is a very new word in our common lexicon. Cis has seemingly come outta nowhere to try and erase real men and real women. Here we go again , those damn transgenders trying to change language on us. Why do we have to accommodate them? Why do we…Transgender3 min readTransgender3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDescendantThoughts on the Netflix documentary — Slavery was a crime of crimes. Slavery was a violation of violations. It was an absolutely reprehensible institution. It was a crime against humanity. It was a crime of immeasurable magnitude. It is a crime that keeps on giving and has very real , ubiquitous markers on society as of…Netflix4 min readNetflix4 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyThe Set Up: How Racism and transphobia kills Cis victimsMichelle Dionne Peacock is a name that should have trended this summer. I was supposed to have read articles upon articles from the usual writing warriors on this site and others who harp ad nauseam about racism and transphobia. Michelle Dionne Peacock should have been a name that circulated through…Misogynoir5 min readMisogynoir5 min read
Sep 12Member-onlyA New Yorker Remembers 9/11You always hear about those events that you will always think about for the rest of your life. Those events become chapters, points and scenes that become defining moments for the rest of your life. You hardly ever realize it in that moment, how important that moment will be. Tuesday…9 11 Attacks7 min read9 11 Attacks7 min read
Sep 10Member-onlyAmerican schools are breeding grounds for moral decayI stopped liking school after elementary. I only recently acknowledged that. My years after that were monumentally memorable but simultaneously chaotic. Maybe it was all the physical and emotional changes, maybe it was just growing up. Maybe school became the place where I was most in contact with how different…Schools4 min readSchools4 min read
Sep 8Member-onlyGender non conforming and Trans are not the same thingSometimes I feel like there are too many words. Too many terms, too many acronyms, too many types. Sometimes I feel like there are too many trends and too many people seeking a piece of everyone else’s action. Sometimes I wish we didn’t try to wrap things up so neatly…LGBTQ5 min readLGBTQ5 min read
Sep 3Member-onlyThe dragging of Oprah is racistY’all know it’s true — I try to remember that celebrities are people. Celebrities are people who have pimples, hemorrhoids and chub rub. Celebrities are people who cry laugh, who like junk food. Celebrities are people who argue with their spouses, yell at their kids and who take care of their elderly parents. With the…Oprah Winfrey4 min readOprah Winfrey4 min read
