May 25, 2021Let’s Unpack Modern SlaveryFinancial gain, unfair education system, exploitation of the marginalized, institutionalized racism, over sentencing and a biased justice system. A few reasons that only begin to justify why the US prison systems are overcrowded, corrupt and forces us to ask: do the US prison systems need to be reformed? …Prison Reform16 min read
May 25, 2021Seeing Double | At the IntersectionAfter 23 harrowing years as a Black woman in Amerikkka, I’d be remiss to not have noticed the odds were never in my favor. It takes tremendous effort to not allow my quest of self actualization to be locked up in a proverbial, and literal, jail cell. To be frank…Race Relations4 min read
Apr 25, 2021For You, Darling, Anything | PoetryYou ask me to wait for you. Blindfold obstructing my view, my leg dances with anticipation. You chime in “just trust me”. Once parked, you relieve me of my waiting. A pitch-black country unfolds before me. I tease, “are you going to kill me”? …Poetry4 min read
Apr 24, 202121 Things I Learned at 21 | Diary SeriesThe World Turned Upside Down and Things Got Real (written 01. 08. 20) Everyone is not entitled to access what you’re going through. You can’t be addicted to weed but, oh boy, can you get dependent. All weed gave you was a cloudy mind and a false escapism. Singleness is…Self Improvement2 min read
Apr 24, 202119 Things I Learned at 19 | Diary SeriesTake the advice 19 year old me wished she would’ve. (written 01. 07. 18) It is okay to let yourself love freely, just not blindly. Be gentle with people. Just because you’re “strong” doesn’t mean everyone you encounter is. Do not apologize for what you’re not sorry for. Do not…Personal Development2 min read
