Self-Image

Happy Black History Month: 10 Inspiring Quotes from Black Celebrity Activists

"We must confront systemic oppression as a doctor would a disease. You identify it, you call it out, you treat it and you defeat it." —...

Life Lesson:Learning I'm Not for Everyone

Dear Shaq, On the heel of 2017, you were lost and abashed. 2017 stepped on your neck and forced you to adjust your thoughts and attitude....

50 Rejection Stories: That Will Inspire You To Keep Going

Face it, we all have all been rejected at some point in our life. We have been rejected by career options, school choices, potential love...

Hints of Magic: My Experience on Affirming my Beauty

There's a great deal of disparity when it comes to representation of dark skin women in mainstream media. Instead of providing a wide...

Fighting the Urge of Comparison and Fear of Missing Out: In the Age of Social Media

“Comparison is an act of violence against the Self” - Iyanla Vanzant “I got the job.” “Living my best life #worldtraveler” “Family comes...

My Melanin Pops Severely: From Self Hate to Self Love

Out of the huts of history’s shame I rise Up from a past that’s rooted in pain I rise I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and...

The Art of Loving You

During my childhood I was overweight, yet I wouldn’t say I had a particularly low self-esteem. I was a paradox; I was a “fat “girl who...