Beyonce Favorite song- Blow Favorite album- 4 Now Beyonce has been the soundtrack to my life because I’ve been listening to this woman since before I can remember. I downloaded Beyoncé’s self titled from Tumblr (don’t tell the Beyhive) the night it was released by surprise. I would sit up in my living room watching... Continue Reading →
Euphoria is the latest hit television show on HBO. It recently wrapped up its first season and I just finished my binge watch. Euphoria is a dark, teen drama with explicit and violent content. Sometimes I squirmed watching it, but it is a good teen show. I think many of the storylines are relatable to... Continue Reading →
Black Women's History Month is over, but we celebrate Black women all year-round on this blog. Let's look at these legendary and future legendary Black It Girls. Some we grew up watching and admiring. A few of them we are witnessing now. Many were before our time. Josephine Baker (1906-1975)- Josephine was a legendary... Continue Reading →
To end Black Women's History Month, here's a list of the thirty times Black women were excellent, everything, fierce, strong, iconic- I can go on. It was hard choosing what to include in only thirty slots and this is in no particular order. Black women have been doing the damn thing for centuries. I could've... Continue Reading →
Another post in celebration of Black Women's History Month. The carefree Black girl movement has inspired me as a Black woman to love the many parts of myself. Black women are always viewed as one-dimensional characters. They are almost always negative stereotypes. The sapphire, the Jezebel, the mammy, etc. We are expected to be perfect... Continue Reading →
Everyday is a celebration of Black women for me. But, since April is Black Women's History Month: I'll be posting many blog posts celebrating Black women. This week's post celebrates Black fashion icons. Lil Kim- “The first rap bitch to rock Chanel,” sums it up. One of the first female rappers to... Continue Reading →
Janelle Monáe is an inspiration for me. From her defiant lyrics to her thought-provoking style, I love Janelle Monáe. Since the beginning of her career, Janelle has been all about being unapologetic. She is unapologetically queer, unapologetically feminist, and unapologetically carefree. Janelle is a multi-talented artist. Everything about Janelle inspires me. I started listening to... Continue Reading →
Black Panther has now passed the $1 billion mark globally. It is one of the highest grossest films of all time. I saw this movie a few weeks ago with my family and we all loved it. I honestly felt like tearing up. The movie was great, but the representation was even better. It meant... Continue Reading →
Before I started watching RuPaul's Drag Race I thought that drag was simply just a man dressed as a woman. But after watching it, I learned that drag was so much more than that. It isn't about being a man or a woman, being straight or gay: It's about expressing yourself through creativity. It's also... Continue Reading →
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