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First: A little self-promotion. I’m excited about my very first article, “Carry On Tradition” on CLUTCH MAGAZINE. The piece was inspired by my rereading of Joan Morgan’s When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost and how I missed reading books by young black women that spoke to our complexities. Please read it & comment on their site. [...] Last Friday I was feeling very alone. Sure, I have my son and my family, but for the first time in a while I felt….lonely. You’d think I was up close and personal with loneliness, but we ain’t really been that cool. Even though Beloved’s been gone nearly five years now, and I’ve never sought the [...]
The chorus of voices demanding a boycott of Essence Magazine have grown since the announcement that the glossy hired Ellana Placasa, a Caucasian woman, as it’s new fashion director. Many, including some of the magazine’s own staff, consider this move a slap in the face of its Black readership. Some of its critics have [...]
Last week I accomplished another writing milestone. I had another essay, Killing Superwoman, accepted and posted by Essence.com. Once again I was excited. For me, Essence represented a goal, sort of a legitimacy as a writer, that I’ve been striving for since I cracked open my first magazine in middle school. So of [...]
So I officially have a therapist. It’s a strange thing to say, but lately I’ve found myself saying, “well, my therapist says…” or “that’s what I’ve been talking about in therapy.” Yes, I’ve become one of them. You know, those people who are now in counseling and every thought is somehow connected to [...]
“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” –Audre Lorde Yesterday I had an epiphany. There is far too much weight placed on these shoulders. Although they are broad, and [...]
1. my body is banging. period. 2. everyone is thisclose to being an asshole. 3. Vegas clubs…SUCK! (the music annoyed the SH!T out of me. the mixes. ugh. somebody get some LA or NY DJs in that piece!) 4. it’s too damn hot (this one, i knew, but damn…110? really?) 5. everybody loves black people….except black people [...]
How many times have you stood in the mirror and picked yourself apart? Were your hips too big? Your nose? Your pores too large? Your breasts too small or was it your belly…a little too full? Too many days have started like this for so many of us. Even if we are thisclose to [...] Summer is here. Did you hear me? SUMMER IS HERE! (everyone rejoice). I love summers, have loved them every since I was little kid and could stay outside double-dutching with my friends until the streetlights came on. Summer, to me, signals a time of rebirth. People are pealing away layers—literally and figuratively—showing who they really are, [...] It’s been almost 20 years since Lenny told us to “Let Love Rule” and since then many have fallen hard for lovers and friends, only to realize that love really wasn’t enough to sustain them. Right now, I find myself wondering the same thing. Is love really enough? Beloved and I have been together for 8 years, and [...]  |
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