In continuing my search for local WOC (Women of Color) owned businesses, I came upon Peace and Riot. Located in Bed Stuy, I decided to make my way over and check them out. Peace and Riot melts perfectly into the scenery of parks, trees, small shops and brownstones in Bed Stuy. Peace and Riot is … More Exploring Brooklyn: Women of Color Owned Businesses (Peace and Riot Edition)
Remember hearing that a new video or album had just been released and you could go on to WorldStarHipHop and listen to majority of it? WSHH used to be the go to media platform that covered everything for us as black people. You used to have to check WSHH daily because every day was something … More Are These Platforms Created By Us to Bully Us?
Welcome to another segment of The She Series. For those who are joining me for the first time, The She Series was started to give my readers a look into the making of my poetry books The Diary of She – Vol. I & II. Everyone has something or someone that inspires their craft and … More The She Series – “& I Hope You Do”
Photo by Ian Kiragu on Unsplash Confident – feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured People look at me and assume that girl has got it figured out; the job, which I no longer have, the looks, the great family, the car, etc. They think I don’t struggle and that life is full of lemons for lemonade. They … More “Who’s That Girl? She’s So Confident”
co-parenting: a process where two parents work together to raise a child even though they are divorced or separated. According to Pew Research Center in 2017 almost 15 million children under the age of 18 were living in a single parent home with a mother, while 3 million lived solely with a single father, with … More Co-Parenting: Sharing a Child Ain’t Easy
NEW YEAR STILL SHE… Happy 2019 to you all!! I hope you’ve entered the year with a positive mindset and the motivation to continue to better yourself and reach those goals. Today I’m bringing you another poem from my book, The Diary of She, called ‘AREA CODES’ I stopped answering his calls. I no longer … More The She Series: “AREA CODES”
Hey ya’ll! I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and amazing holiday season. Usually I am really in the holiday spirit, but this year was different. For some reason I just wasn’t feeling it. However, I did cheer up for my birthday a couple days ago. MY BIRTHDAY So last Thursday I turned 26. I … More Turning 26, Making Moves and Taking a Hiatus
Have you ever connected with someone? Not just on a physical level, I’m talking about talking (meh I’ll say texting) 24/7. Like it doesn’t bother you, it doesn’t irritate you, but to a point where not being in contact with them feels as though something is missing. You already most likely have trust issues with … More The Aftermath of Being Ghosted
Before I get into this series of poems I wanted to give you a bit of background. A few years ago I wrote my first poetry books entitled The Diary of She and then not even a year later I released a part 2 .Never in a million years did I think the first book I released … More The She Series: “The 10th Anniversary”
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, stop blaming other people for your actions. Life is all about choices and you cannot be mad at the world because you made a choice that left you in a position you didn’t think you’d end up in… In this case I’m talking relationships. The reason … More “Y’all Won…” No, Your Relationship Ended Because of YOU.
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