I’m a summer baby. I would spend hours outside under the sun. I adored going to the beach, capitalizing on every opportunity to dive into...

I have always found amusement in having people guess my ethnicity. It’s hard to tell exactly what I am when I take such a 50/50 split of...

When I was younger, my family went beyond my home. I spent afternoons at my aunt’s house and weekends at the beach with people who were...

As a child, you never really consider the color of your skin as an important part of your reality. However, I realized that I was black...

When people look at me and ask where I’m from, I think the absolute last thing they expect me to say is: Bermuda. And honestly, I don’t...

Many associate Black History Month with a negative stigma. Hint: this month is not to remind you of slavery and the pitfalls of black...

Every February since 1976, the United States has officially celebrated Black History Month as a way to recall, educate and celebrate a...

Anti-blackness is a predatory evil. There is no tangible way to understand the perspective of those who hate “us” and actively consume...

Ever since I was a little girl, I knew who I was, and I was proud to be black. It was not always easy as I had to defend the fact that I...

African-American politician Carol Moseley Braun once said, “Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most...

People have been wanting to know for a while how I got my waves. For the longest time I’ve always had longer curly hair, but a little...

I’m a human first. All other attributes fall in second and should not affect the way someone decides to treat me, especially in the way...