I am obsessed with literature. Beautiful words from Zora Neale Hurston, Pearl Cleage and other gifted scribes cause the weeping, but relatable experiences are responsible for the hurt. For the last month, I’ve cried as I’ve read writer and editor … Continue reading
The zygomaticus major is a facial muscle attached to the skin of the cheeks. When that muscle contracts, it causes visible indentations – referred to as dimples – on the face. Doctors assert that dimples are face abnormalities caused by … Continue reading
What haunts me more than Jordan’s sudden end and inextricable connection to others who have met his fate is that I will birth black, male children Continue reading
I penned this piece for UPTOWN magazine in September 2012. I thought it would be appropriate to cross-publish it here in light of the season two premiere of “Iyanla, Fix My Life.” Iyanla Vanzant is who she says she is. … Continue reading
I never imagined I’d be penning a piece with this headline or defending reality television starlet Kim Kardashian, but size-positive activists must be indiscriminate in our battles. Kim Kardashian is an ideal target for collective cultural dislike and paradoxical fascination. … Continue reading
I love God. I am a womanist.. These conflicting considerations have me considering a return to an existence where life was pleasant and I never considered intersectionality and cultural appropriation and micro-aggressions and sexism within religious texts. Continue reading
The quintessential Libra is forever in balance, even when her life is unfolding outside of her controlling, nimble fingertips. Enlisting in the graduate school troops and burrowing in the scholar trenches has disrupted this holistic, almost surreal, concord. Continue reading
There is immense power in ownership and Assata Shakur’s work affirms the importance of that in oppressed communities. Continue reading
Zora Neale Hurston saved my life. When I was first gifted Their Eyes Were Watching God at 16, Hurston’s masterful wording – full of passion and the beauty of southern dialect – touched me in the deep recesses of a … Continue reading
I am a womanist, which means I incorporate religion and spirituality into my feminist principles (along with a host of other differences). I am also a non-denominational Christian, so deciphering scripture has been pertinent to my spiritual adventure. One of … Continue reading
