Society would have us believe that happiness comes once you’re in a higher tax bracket. It also has us believe that success is something earned. We spend most of our lives envisioning how our version of success will look. Yet, we never consider the feeling of it. Money gives us access to tangible pleasures, but … More Dreams Money Can’t Buy
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
I’ve learned a lot in the year of 2019. One important thing that stood out this year is acceptance. I’ve learned how to accept energy and control it. Learning how to accept your own flaws and mistakes can do a lot for you spiritually and mentally. As a 21 year old black woman, I’m … More Acceptance
Today I bring you a poem from my book, The Diary of She – Vol. II, that I believe a lot of women and even some men can relate to, entitled Destruction Ahead. I hope you enjoy! How can you look me in the eyes and say I’ve never been there for you? Looking … More The She Series – “Destruction Ahead”
I met Melaysia about a year ago on Instagram. Scrolling around I came across her page and seen that she had just recently self published her collection of poetry “Butterfly.” At the time I still hadn’t even thought too much about how I would publish my first book. So I started mini stalking her to … More Meet Melaysia Sekai
Working in the field of social justice has been an interest of mine for the last three years. My experience working with youth, immigrants in New York, women of color and in the field of education have taught me so much about community engagement. I love that I am able to understand how different social … More Over Worked N Under Paid: The Stresses of Working in Social Justice
‘Cause it’s just another day in the life of a goddam boss- Rick Ross By Nicolette Stewart Writer’s block. We’ve all experienced it. It’s been the reason your favorite artist delayed an album drop. Or why you took a fifteen point L on your English paper, when you just couldn’t turn 750 words to 1,000. … More Why Everyday is the Perfect Day to Boss Up
It was Saturday morning. I had just woke up and the first thing on my mind was my job. I couldn’t even enjoy my weekend, because I was dreading going into my job and punching in at 7:45 in two days. I had been bothered for a few weeks which you know if read my … More I Did It… Again
Looking at me you can never tell if I’m having a good or bad day because the expression on my face doesn’t change much. Can we say permanent bitch face? Also there are times I enjoy being to myself, so if you catch me being extremely quiet you may assume something is wrong when it’s … More Things That Keep Me Going When I’m Down.
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”
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