Shalane Walker I Am Not My Hair” is a famous song by India Arie full of the truth that is the struggle of being a Black woman with Black hair in a society with European beauty standards. I was only 9 when I asked my mom for my first relaxer, a very harsh chemical treatment that would make my curly hair permanently straight. Wearing my own…
After a neighbor posted a dangerous “crime warning” in our Facebook group, I wrote a “PSA” to help my other non-Black neighbors understand racial profiling
Happy 2nd Birthday Shaydon, this one’s for you and me!
I woke up July 21,2019 not really knowing what to do next. How does life move forward after you lose a son?