#BlackBlogsMatter Challenge—Week 12 (2021)

Black women are some of the most incredible human beings on the face of the planet. We are. We are the Dora Milaje! That Sisterhood, both mythic and ancient, bought …

For The Little Black Boys That Had To Wait To See Themselves As Superheroes…

In my family, my father constantly quoted Obi Wan Kinobi to my mother: “I have been waiting for you Obi Wan. And now the circle is complete! When we met …

Self-Care Means Realizing The Things You Deserve.

Dearest ones, I want you to know one thing. You are more than what you think you are. You deserve more than what you think you do. The idea of …

You Need You

SEPTEMBER HAS ARRIVED! It’s back to school time. The weather is changing, the world is shifting gears getting ready for the holiday season…there’s so much to do. The time is …

In The Roux-Putting It Together

This portion of this letters to my former self is going to be from my younger self when I was about 12. -JBHarris Dear Jenn: I know life right now …

The Alternate Universe Of “You Can’t Sit With Us”

There are so many universes inside the life and breath of school cafeterias. Cliques as variant as the colors iPhones describe. I remember hating high school because I just didn’t …

The Capability Of Being Happy

There is something to be said about trying to be happy, being happy and even wondering how to get back to happy.  In this season gratitude, being happy is one of …

Not Pretty For A Big Girl, Pretty Period: Advocating Body Positivity In a Size 0 World

August is Activism month here on The Ideal Firestarter and I want to take this time to reach out to big women that are afraid to go out in public on their …

Mothers Of A Different Sort: Motherless Daughters

TW: child neglect, drug addiction, abuse Thank you to Rebecca for her candor and present honesty. I know this piece was hard for her, and I am grateful she was …