I Am My Mother’s Daughter and I Wouldn’t Change a Thing
When someone tells me I look like my mother, I smile because nothing could be more beautiful.
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identity
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What I’ve Learned About Love
I’ve learned that loving myself is just as important as loving my neighbor.
How My Desire for an ‘Ideal Body’ Changed to a Healthy Body
I have always been athletic. I can’t remember a time when I was not training or conditioning my body for a specific sport. This continued throughout my college years, and…
A Lesson on Loving the Uniqueness of You
If you feel that you are too much, then you need to change the filter you are looking at yourself through.
Why Representation Matters, Especially for Little Black Girls
I desperately wanted to see stories and narratives of black girls.
Letters to My Younger Self: The 7-Year-Old Whose World is Painted by Colorism
You learn that the amount of melanin someone possesses is not inversely proportional to beauty.
A Reminder: You Are a Radiant, Remarkable Woman
You were made to spread joy. What a radiant, remarkable woman you are!
My COVID-19 Hair Crisis and Lessons Learned on Identity
A woman shares her coming to adulthood journey and lessons learned in quarantine
What a Tree Taught Me About Inherent Beauty
Lets stand tall in our beauty, worth and the fruit of our work whether anyone notices or not.
To the Women Who Are Struggling to See Their Beauty
My hope is that you would know your beauty lies in your heart and that is what matters.
