Living out your dreams is something we tend to put a timestamp on. Thinking that if a goal isn’t accomplished by a certain age or date it’s time to give it up when really it’s the time to take a step back, refocus and re-evaluate. Oakland Native, Brely Evans, is the prime example of a … More My Sister, My Inspiration: Brely Evans
Thank you so much for reading all my articles up to date. I’m so excited to type this article about my experience as a black millennial. I’m going to get vulnerable in this article and tell my story since I’ve been out of college since 2018. If you are family member reading this then you … More A Black Millenial’s Post College Experience!
Summer is here, which means we’re wearing less and going out more. This calls for bottomless mimosas, brunch, brunch and MORE BRUNCH. We all know that seasonal effective disorder is real. Many of us battle with anxiety and depression and it gets real during those winter months. Now that the sun is making more appearances … More New Weather, New You, New Boo?
PRESENT DAY When I made the decision to get blonde bundles in February, I decided to talk to my family about it first. Just as I expected, my mom, dad and my brother didn’t approve. Mom: “I mean… maybe if it’s short it won’t look that bad.” Dad: “You know I prefer natural.” My brother: … More Dealing With My Hair
Wow, I haven’t wrote a legit paper since college so bare with me! However, I continuously write poetry about love, lust, sex, racial issues, women’s empowerment, etcetera. Today we are going to focus on childhood traumas specifically in the black community. It’s a touchy subject that many black people know all to well in our … More Childhood Trauma “Part I”
I stood in the kitchen at my parents’ house to make something to eat and my mom came out of nowhere. She stared at me for a few seconds and then she randomly asked me “Don’t you regret not dating one of your guy friends? They are all doing pretty well for themselves and they … More I Have A Problem…
Something ain’t right I can feel it in me. I’m not normally like this and I know how it should be. One minute I’m up then I’m down. I barely smile, and I constantly frown. I don’t speak to anyone and I barely come around. I lock the door up and check in on me. … More Internal Asylum
I didn’t see it. I didn’t realize how… … how natural it is… … how inescapable it is. I thought that I was a failure Like I wasn’t doing it right Like I was behind in life Like I was STAGNANT. I thought that my family would judge me Like I wasn’t trying hard enough … More The Setback
When I was growing up and going through puberty my mom noticed that I started having an interest in girls. I have this theory that you’re not really black if you first started liking girls and the first things your mother told you wasn’t , “Don’t bring no goddamn white girl up in my house.” … More Black Marriage: What Happened to Getting Married and Settling Down?
Bolawa Gbadebo, 26, is a Nigerian model from Chicago who recently won the face of Luster Pink. She has been modeling for three years and has a plethora of upcoming projects in the works. Check out our exclusive interview with this talented queen below. At what moment in your life did you realize you … More Meet Modeling Sensation, Bola Gbadebo
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