Tag: blackgirlauthor
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Where are You going?
People tell you a lot of different things about your twenties. They tell you that it is a fun, amazing time. Full of experience. The time when you will do the most learning, growing and partying. For most of your twenties, it is the only time that truly belongs to you (considering you have so…
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Creating Through Mental Strain
I have had little motivation to pick up the pen recently. Writing seems more like a chore rather than a necessity. It is a determination of my success versus being a process of healing. This isn’t the fault of the writing. I have plenty of topics. I have had plenty to think about, see, and…
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What I’m learning from the Panthers, Essay #1
Musings from my readings of Black Against Empire.
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Why People of Color want to Live.
Does being a person of color ever make you feel like you don’t belong? As if every day you step outside you are fighting for your right to live? Are you sick of explaining to non-colored people why you DESERVE to live? I’m sure many of us feel this exhausting burden on a daily basis.…
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The Essence of Freedom
The recent stream of police brutality has created a regeneration of black movements. The uprisings, as always, have raised questions of what exactly it is the Black Man wants. Freedom for the Black Man has a new face, meaning, and name. The Black youth are the ones redefining it.