Black folks don't collectively observe all holidays but we most certainly enjoy the collective day off. There are most often mixed...

When I was in college, among the other things that happened at parties, (think Jean stains on walls, Chicago girls juking hard, guys from...

So, you haven't heard from me in the this form since 2022. It's only right that I update you. 2023: Ghetto. 0/10. Now that we're up to...

If I had to describe 2022, it'd be like trying to describe the unpredictability of water. I really couldn't have made this year up even...

Hey, it’s been a while. I’ve thought of you often. Written a whole lot since we last spoke but just didn’t feel very motivated to share...

1. We got to live long enough to see all that shit come back in Dani Leigh’s direction. Dani Leigh went on a lightskinned rampage of...

Drea, formerly Audrey, is wearing overalls with a bandeau top- lavender. She likes purple, it’s soothing. Her hair is tossed in every...

I'm still on a high from the various graduation ceremonies I just participated in. It's been the most amazing few days. I've been trying...

I have to be honest with y'all. It's been hard to cry over a police sanctioned death in a while because I've been afraid that if I let my...

So, I've never had a good Valentine's Day. Perhaps I put too much pressure on the day. As president of the hopeless romantic institute, I...

Men don't hold back. Y'all know I have no problem addressing their audacious actions but Chile- there's no end in sight. Last time we...

God has a funny way of cutting and clearing things. Sometimes I think he/she/they might be a little too good. I'd like to have that one...

I found myself saying, "when it rains, it pours" and let's be honest- that ain't always true. Today the rain started when I woke up and...

2020 taught me so much. Some of those lessons, I didn't necessarily want. And I made it. You made it too. Have you celebrated how much...

Y'all. I moved out of the treehouse!!!! Most of you know I moved to DC and it was quite the adjustment for any number of reasons. I mean...

The height of excitement is successfully defending that dissertation. It's an unmatched high. You just did a thing. A major thing. You...

*cues Mystikal- judge me not. We all have some problematic tunes in our playlists.* Hey friends, I did a thing a few days ago. I defended...

Stop making that turkey dry as hell. As a person who just really doesn't have to have turkey, it's important to know why. Y'all turn that...

Remember that post where I told y'all about the doctoral experience? Well... I couldn't have predicted how different things would be with...

So, I had a really racist day. Not sure how to say it any other way. I got voluntold for a training at work and I'm just gonna say that...