The Scientist 7/29/20 The Scientist 7/29/20

Melanin Quantification

Note to self: Do not allow them to evaluate and quantify your melanin. You are wise, adequate, and pure just as God made all of us.

Kandice Foster 7/24/20 Kandice Foster 7/24/20

How I Learned To Love My Melanin Body

From a negative mindset around my melanin features to fully embracing my body and beauty after pregnancy…

Mbiko 7/23/20 Mbiko 7/23/20

The Butterfly on My Neck

At age thirteen, it had grown almost to the size of my fist. / I began to resent it.

Nnenna C. 7/21/20 Nnenna C. 7/21/20

He Is In The Wind

Written in my time with God in the morning, I hope it blesses someone.

Irin 7/20/20 Irin 7/20/20

Identity of a Mother

Who knows, your greatest weakness might turn out to be your strongest motivation!

Adeeba 7/15/20 Adeeba 7/15/20

What Self-Love Means to Me

Self-love is beautiful and I never truly grasped the meaning behind it until two years ago.

Chaymaa 7/9/20 Chaymaa 7/9/20

Blooming in the Dark

To all the others like me stumbling bravely on this dark road, I’ll think of you.

Price Maccarthy 7/8/20 Price Maccarthy 7/8/20

I Am Vague

“I don’t have AIDS...I’m just thin.”

Jenn 7/3/20 Jenn 7/3/20

Mi greña

A Dominican girl’s journey finding identity and strength through her nappy, coily hair

Sara Haseeb 7/1/20 Sara Haseeb 7/1/20

Mission Self-Care

Wellness comes from within. Self-care is an important part of wellness as it produces positive feelings, boosts your confidence and self-esteem!

Sashanique 6/29/20 Sashanique 6/29/20

Lost and Found

“You can't be hesitant about who you are.” - Viola Davis

Ivy Akinyi 6/26/20 Ivy Akinyi 6/26/20

Bus Ride Home

What is your presumption? When you gaze at my ebony cheeks, and twist your nose in disgust?

Nkem Chukwumerije 6/22/20 Nkem Chukwumerije 6/22/20

Sharp Pain

The short story of a woman remembering herself by re-identifying with her body

Pearl 6/21/20 Pearl 6/21/20

Intentional Solitude

These intentional small moments of solitude were the rejuvenation that my spirit didn’t know it needed.

Nkem Chukwumerije 6/17/20 Nkem Chukwumerije 6/17/20

Upon Deep Breath

Reflections on egoic desires and spiritual movement

Nnemoma C. 6/15/20 Nnemoma C. 6/15/20

Little Girl

Who created these labels that you have been so keen to hide behind for 28 years? It is time to reject them.

"I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay."

— Tracee Ellis Ross