**Today's post is a very personal one about menstruation; you've been warned** This past Saturday was National Period Day, and I meant for this post to go live then but things came up so it's going live today. I actually found out about it from Own Every Piece, a name that should be familiar around here since I've mentioned them on the blog before. I saw a post on one of their social feeds and checked out ... Read the Post...
Episode 043 – Haute Takes, Pt. 5 – Somethin in my Heart
If you didn't singing the Michel'le song when you read that title can you even consider yourself a 90's R&B fan? I don't think so. I just want to give y'all a heads up, this episode is all over the place. It's a brain dump that includes my homecoming weekend recap, National Period Day, early voting, and more! It's a short one so you probably have time to finish a single cup of coffee or tea so grab one and ... Read the Post...
We’re Going (Back) to the ‘Ship!
Picture this. It's late Saturday night, I'm at Prairie View's homecoming and standing near a stranger's RV watching the final inning of the Astros vs Yankees in game 6. I watched some of the game earlier, but turned it off when I left for PV so I was checking the score sporadically throughout the evening. I knew I wanted to watch the final inning so we headed over to where people had their RV's parked in search of someone showing ... Read the Post...
HBCU Homecoming Tips
This past weekend I went to Texas Southern University's homecoming, and it was the first time in a long time since I'd been to an HBCU homecoming. For those of you who don't know, HBCU stands for 'Historically Black College (or) University' and this weekend was just that. Black. Black excellence. Black girl magic. Black boy joy. We danced, socialized, ate great food and truly enjoyed ourselves on the yard. Now I made a rookie ... Read the Post...