Have we been using #BlackExcellence to mask a toxic relationship to capitalism?
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It’s so important to celebrate major milestones in your life. That’s why I decided to go to Palm Springs to celebrate my birthday and recently getting my MFA! Check out my trip here.
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If you are black and you are hesitant to get the vaccine, I want you to know that I see and understand your fear. This is why I decided to get vaccinated despite the dark history of the Tuskegee study.
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Now, in my past, whenever I discovered I had gained weight, I always felt this overwhelming sense of guilt, shame and sadness. But this time… I don’t know—It was like a mix of “Well… That happened” and “Fuck, I know I’m supposed to feel horrible about this… But I kinda don’t want to…”
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I can’t help but wonder if part of the problems we are experiencing today are due to the fact that America actually has two independence days that it should be celebrating, but that it often neglects the second one because there are still white people in power who believe that this independence day should have never happened…
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In honor of the 99th anniversary of the Black Wall Street massacre in Tulsa, OK I have rounded up 22 black owned businesses that could use your support during this financially difficult time. Check out and support them today!
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So May just started, and do you know what that means, Queens...?
It’s time to do our monthly astrology check!
For years, I had to find myself in the upper-middle class perspectives and reflections of white, thin female bodies struggling to find love in the most white-washed representations of NYC or other re-donk-ulously diverse urban backdrops. But by the end of each film, no matter how innovative in form or storytelling or camera angles or whatever other thing that’s supposed to make a film merit worthy, I always left them feeling feeling a strong sense of incompleteness; like that was cool and all, but when’s it gonna be my turn?
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#advertisement #sponsored So being in grad school now can be a real grind. And if there's one thing I don't have time for now more than ever, it's period cramps. So check out my blog post this week on how Midol is helping women have better periods! (Created in partnership with Midol)
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As someone who is in grad school, and feels like they never have any time to connect with their friends IRL, social media is a great way for me to still feel like they are a part of my life.But real talk, social media after a certain period of time can also be really toxic and draining as well.
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One of my favorite weekly night time activities has become doing masks, and exfoliating.
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So I'm running through LA, on the bus with my woes (cuz you know how that shit goes -- shout out to all my Drake fans that got that lol), unpacking all of my problems with my mom, and at the end of it all she says, “well you'll figure it out.”
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You could see that I was getting the moves technically, but the energy and the spirit that I brought to the moves was completely dead. And I just didn't know how much more my self-esteem could take.
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So in addition to running Yes Queen, I will also be a full-time student attending classes-- and for my first few weeks in particular, I will have to be laser focused on my 10 minute play. And while I don't predict it being easy, like I said, I love a good challenge
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We ALL, regardless of class, race, gender, and other identity categories, have the potential within us to be problematic.
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But it was in this moment of watching Vernon play basketball that I had this sudden epiphany of clarity; why am I continuing treat myself so horribly when it has done absolutely nothing for me?
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For some reason, when it comes to these people (specifically men), we are so quick to value who they are in the present than what they might have been and done in the past.
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I was so fascinated by their ability to swim around, and take up space so freely without worry or fear (or at least from what I could tell). But then I noticed one particular fish gunning towards the direction of the rock wall that enclosed them
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And here's the thing about speaking your truth; while it is liberating, it is not always tolerated or accepted.
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Many of the speakers spoke with such a conviction, and sense of passion that truly ignited my spirit. They really inspired me to start thinking about what my future would look like outside of BuzzFeed. While in the middle of a speaker break, I got into a conversation with the woman sitting next to me that I'll never forget.
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