Black Voters Matter

I will never tire of saying this: If you are Black and over the age of 18, you need to be registered to vote. Nope! Shut up! Go register to …

Black Writers Matter

I’m a Black writer. I am a writer who happens to be Black. In this, the blackest of all months, I remember this frightening fact: I would be murdered for …

Make It Black Owned

My new favorite past time is to window shop on TikTok. In my late night window shopping, I have found more products may buy more Black people than I have …

The Black Voice Actor

With everything digital, the way that we read is becoming that much more modern as well. And with more black writers, riding more black stories, and with the superpower of …

There Are Still Firsts To Be Had

Last year in this space, I celebrated the nomination and eventual confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The first Black woman to be on the United States Supreme …

Beware The Skinfolk Klansmen

The Passport Bros. Where do I start? These group of cats are completely different animal. Growing up in Saint Louis, you would always run up on Black boys/men who just …

The Nurse Healer

Follow her on TT/IG: @thenursehealer. Follow this dynamic young woman here. Black Nurses Matter. Mykesha Mack is The Nurse Healer. Anyone that has followed any platform that I’m on knows …

“If You Can’t Fly, Run…”

Dr. King would have been 94 today. 94. Torches: I want to remind of you two things as we go into this time of remembering and service. I. Your life …

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 …