Preparing for my 10-hour commitment, I set my moisturizer, shea butter and laptop on the corner of the mahogany dining room table. As daylight faded into darkness, I sat, parting my freshly washed hair into square sections and attaching the synthetic hair to the roots of my natural hair like my late aunt Holly taught me. Read on
Identity / all
From Dizzee’s discovery of his sexuality to the influence Catholicism plays in Hispanic families, the issues in "The Get Down" are relevant, not just to the era of the show, but today as well. Read on
I am a human.
I am an independent student, a visionary,
A feminine writer, driven and smart.
Some would say I am “passionate.” I would say I am “outspoken”... Read on
The constant portrayal of black men as angry and belligerent is part of what leads people to generalizing these traits among all black men. Read on
As our first stop on the Youth Theological Initiative “Praying With Our Feet” Travel Seminar, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, the only church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pastored, became a monumental part of our experience, for reasons no one quite expected. Read on
Chris did not deserve the persecution of the people around him. He did not deserve to be pushed to his brink. Read on
