Reading Time: 12 minutesFinding Joy in Uncertain Times: What a Takoma Park Street Festival Taught Me About Community On community, Black cultural expression, emotional well-being, and the quiet power of showing up for yourself. Last weekend, I attended the annual Takoma Park Street Festival for the second time since moving to the Washington, DC, area. I missed the …
Reading Time: 7 minutesWe speak of time as though it were a tangible possession: something to manage, save, spend, lose, or waste. We measure our lives in birthdays, deadlines, milestones, and carefully constructed timelines, assigning meaning to our existence according to how much we have accomplished by a certain age. Somewhere along the way, we began treating life …
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Reading Time: 10 minutesReading Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score in 2026 Trauma, Black Identity, and the Politics of Feeling Safe THE MIND is an ARCHIVE There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from having to remain composed in environments that do not always make room for your vulnerability. It is the exhaustion …
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhat adult friendship, people-pleasing, and learning to be known have taught me at 27. I love the girl group TLC, from “Waterfalls” to “No Scrubs” and all the deep cuts the group has to offer. (“Red Light Special,” “I Miss You So Much,” and “Diggin’ on You” are definitely in my top three.) But one …
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast night, I watched Straw, Tyler Perry’s latest film, with my mother — and let me tell you, we were both in tears. Not because the acting was bad (it wasn’t), or because the wigs were tragic (more on that later), but because it held up a mirror to the Black community and asked, “Where’s …
Reading Time: 2 minutes” For women of color and LGBTQIA+ individuals, financial empowerment is not just a personal win; it’s a revolutionary act. “ – LuvBlackLux Sis. Bestie. Cuz. Roomie. Twin Flame. If your bank account has ever looked at you like “Gworl, what are we doing?” — then From Broke to Boss is about to become your …
Reading Time: 3 minutesListen. Opening night of Sinners had me in a chokehold. Not only because the theater’s AC was struggling, but because there were two Michael B. Jordans on that screen and my spirit could not take it. Two smirks. Two tight fades. Two reasons to reconsider all my life choices.But Sinners wasn’t just thirst traps and …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesLet’s get one thing straight: Shedeur not being picked by Round 5 wasn’t just a “draft night oversight.” It was a message, loud and messy, wrapped in all the politics the NFL swears don’t exist.While other players got their flowers (and multimillion-dollar contracts) with little fanfare, the media somehow couldn’t stop circling back to Shedeur …
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Reading Time: 4 minutesIntro: Mitch Albom’s Spiritual Plot Twist Imagine this: you die, and instead of a pearly gate or judgment seat, you’re met by someone you barely remember — a stranger, a former coworker, a long-lost relative — someone who says, “You don’t understand your life until now.” That’s the premise of The Five People You Meet …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesIf there’s one thing about me, I’m always down for an adventure—especially when it involves sun, luxury, and a yacht. So when my longtime friends Ashley and Franck finally agreed to celebrate their 25th birthdays in Cancún, I knew it was about to be a trip for the books. And, of course, I vlogged the …