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
12 hours agoMember-onlyYou have great privilege even when you think you don’tAccepting my ugliness afterthoughts — As Accepting My Ugliness trends for me , I am overcome with an assortment of emotions. I am happy so many people have enjoyed this piece. I am happy that many people are coming forward with their own woes in regards to beauty and its’ rampant weaponization. I realize that…Beauty5 min readBeauty5 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyDre is the Crazy I didn’t know I neededAmazon Prime’s Swarm is a must see for film noir lovers — Swarm was the crazy tale I didn’t know I needed until I binged in a day. Usually I try to watch stuff slower but it was so good and I could not help myself. Swarm is the Amazon Prime show by Donald Glover that follows Dre, a twenty something super…Amazon Prime Video5 min readAmazon Prime Video5 min read
Published in ZORA·3 days agoMember-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
Mar 14Member-onlyRemembering RosewoodThoughts on the 1923 race massacre — The list of atrocities against Black people in America are lengthy as they are infuriating for how pervasive they have been in our history. There are no shortages of examples of white violence perpetuated against Black people. Throughout history, white and Black contact has resulted in Black death. If we’re…Rosewood Massacre6 min readRosewood Massacre6 min read
Mar 14Member-onlyMore than Statistics and Black transwomenNo one teaches ‘How to Stay alive when you’re a Black transwoman 101'. It’s not a course offered at the local high schools, isn’t offered at the community colleges, barely grants a tv special on major tv networks. But in my opinion it should be offered because way too many…Black Transgender Women8 min readBlack Transgender Women8 min read
Mar 10Member-onlyWhy can’t older mean sexy?People exhaust me more days than they don’t. There’s such a predictability and conformity amongst people that drives me mad. It goes like this, enough people parrot one position to make that position an absolute truth. If you dare to believe or think otherwise, you’re looked at as a damn…Sexuality5 min readSexuality5 min read
Mar 10Member-onlyBlack people and PorkIt’s polarizing — Note: I am making hella generalizations. I didn’t research, just going off my head. Health is wealth, we should all try to be as healthy as we can. If it don’t apply, let it fly I love the conversations I have with my Haitian friend Charles. We talk about any…Black Culture6 min readBlack Culture6 min read