On The Rug : The Simultaneous Glorification and Derogation of My Person

On The Rug : The Simultaneous Glorification and Derogation of My Person

Featured Image : Afro by David Raphet From So for today’s post, I was going back in my old blog archives and found this. My thoughts have changed a bit on the topic but I’d really like to know how you guys feel about this, get a conversation going. “Hellur guys. I hope everyone’s doing great, having some peace love and funk in all your lives. I found this tumblr blog…

TGIF :  TG

TGIF : TG

Heyyy I am in such a good mood today! In this post I mentioned that I didn’t have a job and couldn’t seem to find one, and I was really restless and bored. God is real, and God is good. I applied for a bunch of different things,and wasn’t getting responses or anything. The amazing thing is, between then and now, I have a job for the summer and possibly one for…

TGIF: All About You 2

TGIF: All About You 2

Last week, I did the first All about you post on being your best friend, something I picked up from Freddie from her SHE Unleashed series. This week, I want to make it more about becoming someone you like, or recognizing that you are someone you like. You can’t be your own best friend if you don’t like who you are, and I feel like that’s one of the main reasons…

On The Rug : On Black Sisters’ Street

On The Rug : On Black Sisters’ Street

This is one of the most heart wrenching books I have ever read, and to be honest it’s because I feel myself to some extent mirrored in it. It’s a story about girls who leave Nigeria for the promise of a better life for them and their families abroad. It’s a story we all can identify with somehow- in some way most of us have left something familiar and comfortable…