When we think of fashion week New York Fashion Week or Paris Fashion Week immediately come to mind. Outside of the big infamous fashion weeks smaller cities around America have started to have their own fashion weeks. This allows the love of fashion to be expressed nation wide and for local designers to showcase […]
Birth of a Nation *movie review*
Birth of a Nation straight up rocked my soul. I literally left the movie theatre in a trance and for some reason had to control my breathing because I was so emotional. I’m writing this review while listening to Nina Simone’s Strange Fruit because it was the song that touched me the most from the film. […]
Queen of Katwe *movie review*
Y’all give it up one time for #BlackDisney, when I say they did that with #QueenOfKatwe they muther freakin came and slayed the true depiction behind what it means to be an African woman, an African man, an African boy, and last but not least and AFRICAN GIRL. Like always I am here to give […]
A Seat at the Table ( Solange Knowles releases a new album)
Solange Knowles Ferguson released her newest album entitled A Seat at the Table at midnight on the 30th of September. Y’all pull up a chair because this is one table you definitely want to have a seat at. The evolution of Solange is such a glorious experience to witness. From The Hadley St Dreams to […]
MELANIN is feared #BlackLivesMatter
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 […]
Stop Policing and Shaming Women with Curves
I am sick of people policing women who have curves and trying to dictate what they can and cannot wear. Recently pictures have went viral of an Atlanta school teacher ” Patrice (tricey) Brown. In the pictures she is seen wearing clothing ( jeans/dresses/skirts) that are tailored to fit her body and apparently people have […]
Miss America 2017
The Miss America 2016 pageant was held in Atlantic City, NJ. I like to consider this particular pageant system to be ( the girl next door ). There’s a distinct difference between the girls in the Miss America system versus the Miss USA system. There a few who participate in both systems but overall theres […]
Miss America and #BlackGirlMagic
The Miss America Beauty Pageant will air tonight on ABC 8c/9e. Among the 52 competitors 3 of the ladies are of African descent and rock that beautiful melanin. Colorado, District of Columbia and New York are the contestant who possess that lovely Black Girl Magic and I’m rooting them on towards the crown and Miss […]
Beyonce’s Dance Captain Ashley Everett gets her ring
Y’all know I’m a die hard Beyonce fan and anything concerning Beyonce and her girl’s I am all over it. Last night Beyonce and her awesome Formation World Tour returned to the stage for round 2 of her tour through the United States. After canceling her show that was set for September 7th at the […]
When The Bough Breaks ( movie review)
I have been anticipating this movie all year, simply because the trailer was absolutely bomb and it pulled me in. The movie has this slow and mellow vibe throughout the majority of the movie, but the last 20 or so minutes are pretty intense. If you have not scene the trailer, check it out […]