Tag: black community

• February 2, 2022

  Why This Month Gives Me Anxiety

  

  Right now, all of social media on my side feels like a megaphone screeching at deaf ears and that reminds me of all the arguments I had with a toxic ex. I see all the posts of the dark sides of y’alls history. All the posts of “the liberation”. All the posts about y’alls microaggressions. […]
• May 13, 2020

  “Water For My Seeds” by Thierra Walker: Book Review

  

  Water For My Seeds is a collection of short essays that poetically describes the emotional growth that stems from Walker’s previous romantic relationships. This book gives us an incredible intimate view of the rigor required for emotional growth. Her words are fiercely transparent, as Walker challenges a point of view so few of us take […]
• November 5, 2019

  First Time Burning Incense

  

  I tried burning incense or “smudging” for the first time this week. At first, I have to say I avoided it for a while because honestly I never quite found and incense smell I liked. Also in my college years, it’s usage was mostly to hide weed smells from RAs or trying to keep an […]