Straight Outta Compton.

Dear Momma, this is past due so let me jump straight in. you gave birth to me January 30th 1993. i was due on January 28th, same day as pops but you waited on me. then you gave me his name and your name. guess you didn't wanna be excluded from the name thing huh? … Continue reading Straight Outta Compton.

Victory Lap. 🏁

to all the freedom fighters and all the activists and all the lovers of culture, keep fighting. keep loving. keep actively working. this is hard. but you still have a job to do. we still have a job. there are going to be times that we are deflated. events and situations are going to occur … Continue reading Victory Lap. 🏁

role modelz.

what do you know about politics? what do you know about relationships? what do you know about anything?? everything we know was learned. every single thing we know was taught and learned. by society, siblings, parents, teacher, YouTube, politicians, musicians. how you are in a relationship was learned. the things you do, how you treat … Continue reading role modelz.

AFROS AND LOCS AND BRAIDS, OH MY!!!!

hair matters to Black people, a lot. it is more than simple maintenance. it is a statement. expression. some people cut their hair or do whatever to their hair JUST for convenience. or JUST because it got longer. the average Black person (specifically a Black woman or Black man with longer hair) has 2 3 … Continue reading AFROS AND LOCS AND BRAIDS, OH MY!!!!

Black Love is Revolutionary

Beyoncé "I will never LET you shoot the nose off my Pharoah." love is a choice. stop acting as if love is something you just get on accident. like it's the flu. something you came across. when you SHOOT YOUR SHOT, THAT WAS SOMETHING YOU DID DELIBERATELY. and if you made it, you pursued it, … Continue reading Black Love is Revolutionary