Tired of double standards when we are unapologetically ourselves — At the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Game in Dallas, Texas sophomore Angel Reese lead the Lousiana State University (LSU) Tigers to their first national title. But, what happened at the end of the basketball game has some Black women pointing out the double standard when it comes to white women. …

We need gun laws to change, not just thoughts and prayers — At approximately 8:30 pm on February 13, 2023, I turned to CNN news and saw college students running for their lives. Horror covered their faces while fear was falling down their cheeks in the shape of tears. That night a 43-year-old gunman, Anthony McRae, killed three students and injured five…

But it’s not why you think — Yes, I said it. We should end Black History Month. Every year I cringe at the thought of another Black History Month. Another 28 days in February where the media, clothing stores, and restaurants decide for only one month they are going to “celebrate” Black History. For just one month…

Yup, not all skin folk are kin folk — It happened again. Another black man was stopped and killed by the police. But this case that happened on January 7, 2023, is different. Most incidences of police brutality have been at the hands of white police officers and streamed on national television for the world to see. But Tyre…

Black women need clothes that fit them not European body sizes — Have you copped something from Beyonce’s new Ivy Park x Adidas collection yet? I was glad to finally see Adidas have some clothing that would fit my curves, chest, and that “junk in the trunk.” Throughout my childhood, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried on jeans that…

This one thing stopped me from catching a case that day — Ihave never forgotten the day I went to get my first professional shampoo, condition, and trim on my natural hair. To save some coins, I was doing my own hair at the time. So when I went to a salon, I was excited about getting a fresh look. But after…

People can still be nice and prejudice — Have you ever been stopped by the police? Or stopped in a rural town? The feeling of being stopped in a rural town with few people who look like you, or who have your cultural background was not like anything I had ever experienced before. I am a Black woman…

Yes, the “Gorilla Glue” incident was bound to happen — Like many people, I sometimes spend my day scrolling on YouTube and social media looking at natural hair videos. I have been natural for several years and I have tightly coiled and wavy hair that reaches my mid-back. One day, I noticed a TikTok video of a Black woman using…

I was sold a fake history about Black women — As a little girl from the South, I always remembered Black History Month was a way for some people to feel better about themselves because they had a token Black friend. …