Engineered scarcity
"Why can’t you get it together?"
take a touch
rest is a gentle refusal to let the world rush you into forgetting yourself.
for a black woman who was once just a girl:
Insecurities don’t magically disappear once you fit into a demographic defined by a small waist and a fat ass.
for a black man who was once just a boy:
That expectation that you remain still, composed, unbothered isn’t strength. It’s surveillance. It’s a script handed to you by systems that fear what might happen if you actually felt, actually expressed, actually turned inward and came out louder
Blandyism not dandyism
Black dandyism wasn’t born from restraint—it was born in spite of it
the met gala is playing in our faces
The importance of understanding history reveals itself time and time again. Without true retrospection, we risk remaining unaware and disconnected from the forces that shape us
FROM TRENDSETTERS TO GATEKEEPERS: HOW CAN BLACK CREATIVES RETAIN OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR INFLUENCE?
The lifestyle, culture, and creativity of Black people have long been commodified, often benefiting corporations and outsiders more than the Black community itself
Cultural conditioning: Relationship dynamics in crisis
men and women alike want to experience love, but it is a shared responsibility. this is a rare occurrence where going 50/50 is non-negotiable