The Black Hair Tax: No Breaks for Black Women Who Want to Avoid Breakage
‘Comfortable in a House I Own or in My Own Skin?’ The Black Girl Countryside Paradox
I am approaching my next milestone: buying a property. Normal questions circle around my head. Can I really afford this? How are the schools in the area? Is there enough room if I want a family? But I find myself stuck on one important question: will there be enough black people where I go?
How Discovering Pole Dancing Has Helped Me Accept Myself As An Aspie
Pole requires me to have a perfect mind and body connection for me to succeed in perfecting challenging movements and combinations. As a neurodiverse individual, I have found it naturally more challenging to link the mind and body connection. But now I have found that after two years I am able to do amazing things with my body that I never even thought possible…
Trials and Errors: The Chaos of Being in Your Early Twenties
My whole plan – or rather, lack thereof – sounded just like the adventurous stories I had spent my life absorbing. I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t a major factor in my decision-making. I have always had a tendency to pursue things purely for the anecdote it will become…