Don’t Revoke My Black Card
The black community has it hard enough on every continent without the addition of this. Immigrant children living in the diaspora have enough identity crises already.
After is a Defamation Suit Waiting to Happen
Those of you who didn't spend middle school on Wattpad probably haven't heard of After or fanfictions. Count your blessings.
Can We Please Leave Black Women Alone?
As a population group, black women are placed at the centre of many harmful narratives or we’re put up on a pedestal which doesn’t account for the complexities of our humanity.
Non-Passive Activism
Let's talk about bystanders. Specifically witnesses to events, who are present but aren't taking part in what is occurring.
Cleansing Your Face and How to Do it Right
Cleansing is the first and maybe most important step of your skincare routine not only because it helps get rid of dirt and pollutants but also because it can make all the difference when it comes to how well your other products are going to work.
Everything Wrong with ‘Where Hands Touch’
Believe me when I say we don’t have the time to deep dive into ALL the details of this movie. Consider this a brief walkthrough of memorable moments from this cinematic hot mess.
Into the Unknown
Outside of studying and trying to find a formal dress, I spent a lot of time during the end of high school struggling with unanswered questions, uncertainty and the lingering sense of feeling lost. Sounds fun doesn’t it?
The Differences Between Cultural Appropriation, Appreciation and Assimilation
Appropriation is ‘the adoption or co-opting, usually without acknowledgement, of cultural identity markers associated with or origination in minority community by people or communities with a relatively privileged status.’
The #411 on Skincare Ingredients
I decided to compile a little cheat sheet on the skincare ingredients you’re likely to see and what it is exactly that they do.
Identity Crises and Life as a Third Culture Kid
Growing up not completely relating to my parents’ culture whilst knowing that I didn’t belong in the culture surrounding me left me drifting between two wolrds and fitting in in neither.
Here’s How You’re Ruining Your Skin
Here's a hard truth, there are many ways in which you could be harming your skin. It gets worse - you could be harming your skin in the process of trying to improve it.
Miss Americana and the Heartbreak of Becoming
To me, this documentary provides a necessary look at the events that guided Taylor Swift’s journey of becoming herself, out loud [no matter how cliché or snowflake-y that might sound].