I was looking for you to be straight forward with it all I was looking for you to fall in the ways I did Fall through the cracks of the bed We caressed each other’s bodies We kissed We laughed I was looking for your smile to mean something deeper I was looking for you … More Fall
Where do I start? Actually, I know where: THIS IS MY BODY! DON’T LIKE IT? OH WELL! Since when was it okay for men to delegate jurisdiction over a womb that doesn’t belong to them? With the exception of some Transgender men, cisgender men do not have to endure the mental, physical, and emotional trauma … More Don’t Like It? Oh Well!
You mean to tell me that some man… gets to tell ME… about MY BODY? _ You mean the body I was born in? The body that I grew up in? The body that I am made of? The body that I feed? The body that I cloth? The body that I take care of? … More My Body
This obsession has to stop, it’s no longer cute or affectionate. The late night calls and random text. Your feelings of entitlement to my body is causing me stress. Your harassment isn’t love, your eyes bring fear to my heart now. Your hands shadow over my mouth every time I try to scream. This body … More Mine
Body shaming is the act of humiliating people about their shape or size, and is one issue in society that affects women of all ages. Men tend to hide their insecurities, but we women talk about ours. On social media or among other women, most aren’t afraid to discuss the bodies they wish to have, … More Love Your Skin- stop the body shaming!
Knowing your true self and reclaiming your power as a colored woman is extremely indispensable. As history changes over time and the female population amplify, it is important for colored women to get further knowledge within the self. Defining thyself as a woman of color and getting more in tune with self as some would … More BLACK WOMAN- Let’s Talk About It.
Birth control has become so widely available for women, and it has been used not only to prevent pregnancy, but as an antidepressant, acne treatment, to help lessen period cramps or bleeding, and probably a ton of other things I don’t know about. I’ve used almost every birth control under the sun: the pill, the … More How Birth Control Changed My Life
One day I was on Instagram having my normal group conversation with two of my male friends. This group chat usually consisted of funny memes, videos and of course them sharing a bunch of pictures of Instagram models with their asses out and obsessing over phat cats. Let me just say it can be extremely … More Beauty Over Brains: Are Looks being Chosen Over Personality?
My eyes are tired from wrestling with my dreams at night, my body’s weary from fighting all the demons creeping their way inside. My soul, it’s wounded from all the secrets I know, but I can’t give up now, I gotta go with the flow. My mind is racing with thoughts of all my struggle … More Flow
Back in kindergarten, my teacher showed us what items we were able to recycle and why recycling mattered. Ever since then, I have always tried to recycle and be eco-friendly. After I moved to college and into my own apartment, I realized that recycling is not as easy as it used to be. The majority … More Being Eco-Friendly One Shampoo Bar at a Time
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