The Firestarter Also Needs Matches: Thank You, Marissa

Thank you, Sis. Love, Your Bestie. I met the woman who is my best friend after the murder Michael Brown Jr., here in Ferguson in 2014. It is her that …

For This Cause (Part 1)

I am passionate about a great many things. That won’t change. I don’t think I can specifically pinpoint when I began to be an activist. There always things in my …

Black Doctors Matter: Thank You, Dr. Joel Bervell

For anyone who knows me in real life knows that I have a passion for Black people in the healthcare professions. I’ve made no secret that my mother is a …

Put Us In The Room: Thank You, Dr. Martin

Please follow Dr. Martin on TT/IG (@raquelmartinphd)–it will bless you. Black therapists matter. Black female therapists are beyond necessary! I spoke about Dr. Raquel Martin during 28 Days of Blackness …

Blu Is Still A Freedom Color: We See You, Blupoetres!

Follow the feats of this linguistic acrobat across social media (IG/YT/TT: @blupoetres). On this side of the internet, I am staunchly pro-Black, pro-Black people, pro- ALL Black people, pro-education, and …

The Power Of TheBelleKurve

Follow this internet Auntie on TikTok (@bellekurve). Also, purchase her VOTE HEAUX merch by clicking here. “The game is being played whether you participate or not.” -Belle Kurve While we …

In Memoriam: Mary Alice, Bill…& Nichelle

This evening it is reported that Nichelle Nichols, our own Lt. Uhura, passed away tonight at the age of 89. Earlier today, NBA player, the great Bill Russell, passed. Just …

Peace Of Mind…And Heart.

At the end of June, I turned 41. And at the end of this month I am single again–because I held up a boundary. I held true to what I …

Protect The End From The Beginning

As I go on in this life, the more I am convinced that goals are a different kind of boundaries–and you have to be willing to protect them–even from yourself! …

The Digital Space Is Still A Space

I am a warrior in a garden. Behave accordingly. Black women to the rescue again! There is an account on TikTok run by a Black woman (TT: @officiallydivinity) that reminded …