The phrase "Black Girl Magic" has been gaining momentum these past few years and I figured why not highlight a few magical Black girls in the music industry. Spanning genres like Jazz, R&B, Pop, Dance, etc these ladies have put out of some of the tunes we sing in the shower, belt out at karaoke and lip-sync with our loved ones. They're songs that have been on our celebration soundtracks as well as songs we cried in our wine glasses ... Read the Post...
Welcome to my piece of the internet
It's too soon for me to do another "re-introducing me" type of post, but I did want to take some time to welcome some of the new faces that are seeing my piece of the internet for the first time. Whether you came across me doing an organic search or if you found out about me one of the many lists of Black creatives that I've been tagged in these past few weeks, welcome! There's been an Instagram challenge of sorts that's been ... Read the Post...
Blackout Tuesday
Like many of you, I woke up to so many black squares on Instagram. So many profile pictures changed to a solid black image. So many posts with #BlackoutTuesday in the caption, and like I fell in line and changed my profile picture to a solid black image and even shared something to my static feed about it. What started off as a campaign by folks in the music industry, has turned into something greater. It went from Apple ... Read the Post...
And All That Jaz – Episode 058 I’m tired of racism, and you should be too
I'm not even waiting until Tuesday to post this. This week was heavy, like really heavy. Working from home made it easier because I was able to cry when I needed to and I didn't have to deal with people directly. Between the tears and the physical manifestation of dealing with all of this I'm tired. I'm tired of my brothers and sisters being MURDERED and their MURDERERS not being held accountable. I'm tired of ... Read the Post...