The very thing that I LOVE to celebrate daily, just so happens to be the invisible weapon that I am armed with everyday. I know you’re probably asking yourself, ( What is this chick referring to?). I am talking about my beautiful MELANIN. This BROWN skin that I live within. It’s also referred to as […]
Black Lives Matter
#VeteransForKaepernick Trends on Twitter
Yesterday I felt the need to speak out in support of Colin Kaepernick as a Black woman in America and today although I hardly ever mention it, I will speak out and support his actions as a Veteran. When I woke up the morning of 31 August 2016 I had quite a few notifications about […]
Oh so you’re offended by BLACK LIVES MATTER
Recently in America we have been having issues with the killing of UNARMED African American citizens. Out of the recent unfortunate deaths was born the #BLACKLIVESMATTER campaign/movement. #BLACKLIVESMATTER is a call to action that focuses on uplifting Black Lives world wide. It focuses on the millions of Black Lives that are incarcerated and the millions […]
Rachel Dolezal and her portrayal of a Black Woman
Being a BLACK WOMAN is no joke, and to see it being portrayed by someone who is non black seems to be so scandalous to me. On June 11, 2015 news surfaced that the current President of the Spokane, Washington chapter of the NAACP ” Rachel Dolezal” was a caucasian woman who had been lying […]
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Dear America, We have a problem and that problem is that within the borders of our great nation BLACK LIVES seem to not matter. Personally when I’m home in my own country I feel like a 2nd class citizen, I feel that on many occasions I might as well be three fifths of a person. […]
