With the new year happening, and how rocky the last three years have been, I think it’s essential to walk into this year with this most powerful word: INTENTION. This … Continue reading Here We Go
Tag: self love
Voting Still Matters
Register to vote. Now. Now it’s time to research your voting requirements (IDs, etc) for your particular state. Gerrymandering is still a threat, yet democracy is it steak! This is … Continue reading Voting Still Matters
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 … Continue reading August 2022 Book Review: Body On The Line By Chanel Hardy
The Masculinity Glow Up
If you know me in real life, you know that I’ve always had more male friends and female friends. This comes from me being such a tomboy when I was … Continue reading The Masculinity Glow Up
The Necromancy Of Kevin Samuels
Note: This is a pro-Black people space, and I do not celebrate Black men dying. These are my thoughts, only my thoughts, and my demand for change in the lives … Continue reading The Necromancy Of Kevin Samuels
Love Or War & The Tears Of Our Mothers
If you are following whatjayesaid2.0 on TikTok, then you are familiar with what is now affectionately referred to as the Love Or War series. And the series details just exactly … Continue reading Love Or War & The Tears Of Our Mothers
Learning To Watch The Sunrise…Even In A Pandemic.
My family, from what I have been told and taught, have been bootleggers, moonshiners, sharecroppers and farmers. One of my favorite memories growing up is the natural light in my … Continue reading Learning To Watch The Sunrise…Even In A Pandemic.
In The Middle Of A Start-Over…
My writer friend Ashley Yates said something last year that has stuck with me: “Black women take care of Black women.” It has taken this pandemic just to see how … Continue reading In The Middle Of A Start-Over…
In & Out, Upside Down
Let me be mad. Black women have more than three emotions. The three emotions most of the world think that women have is: rage, love and bitterness. And they think … Continue reading In & Out, Upside Down
28 (29) Days Of Blackness: Letter To The Rest Of My Awkward Black Kin-I Love All Of You.
I was an anomaly growing up: pretty, smart and Black. I went to public school, had college educated parents, and was reading by age 4. I got my first library … Continue reading 28 (29) Days Of Blackness: Letter To The Rest Of My Awkward Black Kin-I Love All Of You.
The Ideal Firestarter 