PinnedNwenna KaiThe Day my Daughter Learned about Skin ColorIt happened on the playground. A play date turned into a lesson about skin color for my daughter, Aziza. Aziza’s play date was Sophia. They…Mar 1712Mar 1712
PinnedNwenna KaiDoing Business While BlackAccording to Boyce Watkins, founder of the Black Business School, 86% of Black owned businesses go out of business in 1–5 years and one of…Dec 27, 20239Dec 27, 20239
PinnedNwenna KaiThe Life Lessons of DiseaseFor most of my life, I have had this pattern of manifesting strange and undiagnosable illnesses. As a little girl, my mom always said I was…Dec 9, 2023Dec 9, 2023
PinnedNwenna KaiReflections On Rest is Resistance: A ManifestoI started reading the book Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey, Founder of The Nap Ministry on a day that I called out from…Jun 16, 20231Jun 16, 20231
PinnedNwenna KaiWhy I gave my daughter a name that White people could easily pronounce“give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to…Feb 22, 202350Feb 22, 202350
Nwenna KaiI despise the term Black Excellence and you should tooI’m not sure who coined the term Black Excellence, but I despise it. It seems to be rooted in this idea of what White people deem as…Jun 13, 20234Jun 13, 20234
Nwenna KaiSummer Walker’s HardLife EP and Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman need to be discussedSummer Walker’s song, HardLife, the second song on her new EP reminds Black men, You say you want me soft, but give me a hard life.May 25, 20233May 25, 20233
Nwenna KaiEboni K. Williams saying she wouldn’t date a bus driver unless he owned the bus is a problemAnd this is why…….May 4, 20231May 4, 20231
Nwenna KaiWhite women’s lies, Black men’s deathsWith the recent death of Emmett Till’s accuser Carolyn Bryant, it’s an opportune time to reflect on how White women’s lies have caused the…Apr 30, 20235Apr 30, 20235
Nwenna KaiNormal never felt normal to meBefore the pandemic our vision of normal may not have been the normal that we were dreaming about all along. So, when the pandemic started…Mar 17, 20232Mar 17, 20232