A few years ago when I was around 17, I was watching YouTube videos when I stumbled across a video about the masculinization of Black women in media. This creator talked about the ways Black women are always portrayed as either being strong and independent, the mammy, or the jezebel…

When women post that they are expecting a child, they are usually flooded with good wishes and congratulations. It feels like this is the case for all women, except for black women. When a black woman announces she is pregnant, especially if unmarried, she is bombarded with criticism and ridicule…

One day I was mindlessly scrolling through my TikTok for you page when I came across a video, I was finally recruited to join the Black girl luxury side of TikTok! A true honor indeed! As a child who grew up in a low-income household, I’ve always dreamt about being…

I wrote this essay back in April 2020 for my Expository Writing class, my freshmen year at NYU. We were a month into the pandemic and I had no idea what was in store, 9 months later, and I still stand by every word I wrote. — Over winter break, I heard rumblings about this mysterious virus occurring in Wuhan, China called “corona.” The media portrayed it as a version of the flu, so I didn’t think much of it. The last time I remember hearing about a deadly virus that showed up out of nowhere was…