Talk About It Tuesday-09/20/2022

And here we go– Apple ain’t gon keep playing on our top and in our face. “The Slap” was about 6 months ago. Y’all can’t let this man live his …

For The Ancestors-Part 2

“Not always have we had amnesia…” -Sunni Patterson When I first heard Sunni Patterson preform the work We Know This Place, the phrase ‘not always have we had amnesia’ stuck …

For The Ancestors-Part 1

We are the new ancestors. We must act accordingly. Faith is the main component of what I do. It is this belief in something bigger than myself that compels me …

They Know What They Be Doing: Microaggressions Are NOT Just In Your Imagination

Echo the sentiments of Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter: “Karens are terrorists.” My oldest daughter is going to be 15 in a matter of days. I’ve already had The Talk, she’s …

…And I Have A Dream

If you are so inclined, I am reading this speech on the WHATJAYESAID: THE PODCAST on August 30 as well. -JBH The march on Washington is over 60 years old …

Alexandria The Great

Follow @alexandriaaahk on TikTok. You’re welcome. One thing that I love about this app is giving me a whole other Internet family. Uncles, ants, Brothers, sisters and cousins. And even …

August 2022 Book Review: Body On The Line By Chanel Hardy

First off, I will admit that I am biased. Second, I am always going to support Black female authors. What I believe is missing in this body positivity, self appreciation …

Saving Yourself While Saving The World

Self care is a revolutionary act. I know the activism seem sexy right now. I know that saving the world like the Avengers, summoning your Spider-tribe from alternate universe is …

On This Side, And The Other: The MMIW Movement

MMIW Day is May 5. I wrote Wear Red to commemorate this powerful day. -JBH And I do not take over that space. I’ll be disingenuous to not include the …

Show Up As Black: Fighting Anti-Blackness

This piece will reference the ‘oppositional gaze’ first coined by bell hooks In her book in her essay Black Looks: Race And Representation. -JBHarris The first thing I will say …