Welcome to Black Women in Quarantine aka #BWIQ, where Black women from around the world share life from quarantine and how it’s changed for them. March 2020 delivered something indescribable to us…
Rather listen to the story instead? Hear it via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or listen to it online here. Another one bites the dust, but hey! Who’s counting? Hello there: it’s me, Jalyssa…
bell hooks said, “grief is most often unrelenting when individuals are not reconciled to the reality of loss.” Growing up, I was insulated from the idea of loss.
“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. – Albert Einstein While often exhausted and infuriated, I try not to take for granted all that…
Since I left the U.S. two years ago, I’ve written thousands of words about my experiences. Some I’ve shared with others, other words are way too personal to reveal and are best kept for myself.
And as astrology becomes more and more ingrained in pop culture, the infamous “mercury retrograde” has become the face of astrology memes and the center of tweets every time it comes around.
“What about you? Are you in a relationship?” I stare at the question onscreen, my fingers hovering over the keyboard. I could lie. Or be vague. To the friend that’s posed the…
How does the saying go? “A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.” A change is precisely what I needed, and exactly what I was afraid of. Our…