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    Transmuting Negative Emotions: In Defense of Envy
    Lilith
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    Transmuting Negative Emotions: In Defense of Envy

    I’m not so proud as to say that I’ve never been made uncomfortable by someone else’s good fortune. That is to say that yeah, I’ve been...
    3,947 views0 comments
    Facing the Facts: Who is the Greatest Threat to Black Women?
    Bailey J. John
    • Jun 17, 2020
    • 5 min

    Facing the Facts: Who is the Greatest Threat to Black Women?

    When I was a bright eyed African American Studies minor in undergrad, I read the autobiography of Eldridge Cleaver, the renown Black...
    7,267 views1 comment
    Dark Skinned Black Women & Girls Are More Than Shields & Race Warriors
    Chrissie
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Dark Skinned Black Women & Girls Are More Than Shields & Race Warriors

    After days of protesting and rioting across the country, social unrest lingers and emotions remain high from the murder of George Floyd....
    5,142 views0 comments
    Catch-22: Black Women Who Only Date White Women
    Bailey J. John
    • Apr 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Catch-22: Black Women Who Only Date White Women

    I started dating women two years ago. I was always attracted to masculine presenting women a.k.a “studs” but never explored the...
    9,276 views0 comments
    Dear Black Girls: They Don't Deserve You
    Liv J
    • Mar 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Dear Black Girls: They Don't Deserve You

    Recently in Blackistani news, The Baby punches a fan, two separate black women get jumped by two separate groups of black males in close...
    3,971 views0 comments
    Lauren and Mae: Diversifying The Dark Skinned Woman Image & Why It's Necessary
    Liv J
    • Mar 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Lauren and Mae: Diversifying The Dark Skinned Woman Image & Why It's Necessary

    In recent media and news, we are seeing the continued impact of colorism, level up, and black women empowerment conversations on the...
    5,515 views0 comments
    Dear Black Women: With Healing Comes Accountability
    Liv J
    • Feb 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Dear Black Women: With Healing Comes Accountability

    This is going to be a little bit of a tough love session for black women (myself included) and If that is not what you want to read, I...
    8,901 views0 comments
    Is it Fetishization or Desirability? - How Dark Skinned Women Can Capitalize From Desirable Stereoty
    Liv J
    • Feb 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is it Fetishization or Desirability? - How Dark Skinned Women Can Capitalize From Desirable Stereoty

    Think about this scenario: You are sitting at a bar in a nice restaurant, on a very nice side of town. You are enjoying a delicious...
    5,447 views0 comments
    Dear Dark Skinned Women: You are not Asking for too Much
    Liv J
    • Feb 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Dear Dark Skinned Women: You are not Asking for too Much

    On my personal level up journey I decided early on that I would join a few Facebook groups centered around women who are doing the same,...
    2,678 views0 comments
    This Week in Blackistan: Stay out Black Women's Business
    Liv J
    • Feb 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Week in Blackistan: Stay out Black Women's Business

    I know last time I said that would be the first and last installment of this series; but the nigatry that’s afoot this week brought it...
    4,672 views0 comments
    The Redlining Effects of Colorism on Romance
    Lilith
    • Feb 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Redlining Effects of Colorism on Romance

    On a trip back to Los Angeles I walked into a tea shop and caught up with an old-ish acquaintance of mine. I first met her years ago on a...
    4,029 views0 comments
    Disappointed but Not Surprised: The DSBM Story
    Liv J
    • Jan 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    Disappointed but Not Surprised: The DSBM Story

    Terry Crews is exactly why I, and many other dark skinned black women no longer choose to defend the collective of black men. Let’s take...
    5,367 views0 comments
    The Relatable Dark Skinned Girl
    Liv J
    • Jan 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Relatable Dark Skinned Girl

    In recent years, the trend of “The relatable” social media influencer has popped up and effectively blown up; Changing all social...
    9,608 views0 comments
    Get On Code & Stay On Code Dark Skinned Women
    Liv J
    • Jan 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Get On Code & Stay On Code Dark Skinned Women

    Greetings fellow dark skinned black women...We need to get on code and even more importantly...STAY ON CODE. I am sure you have heard the...
    4,130 views0 comments
    This Week in Blackistan: Dark Skinned Women Edition
    Liv J
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Week in Blackistan: Dark Skinned Women Edition

    This will probably be the first and last installment of of this “series” but this week in the media brought on a particular onslaught of...
    3,851 views0 comments
    It’s Ok To Want More, Black Girl.
    Lilith
    • Jan 9, 2020
    • 8 min

    It’s Ok To Want More, Black Girl.

    Growing up I never really had much and what I did have needed to be divided amongst several other of my brothers and sisters. My mother...
    5,576 views0 comments
    Dear Ari Lennox: Thou Shalt Not Beg in 2020
    Liv J
    • Jan 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    Dear Ari Lennox: Thou Shalt Not Beg in 2020

    So here’s what we not gonna do in 2020 black women; we are not going to beg for the black community to see our worth because honestly,...
    5,952 views0 comments
    Take Your Wombs & Go Black Women
    Liv J
    • Dec 27, 2019
    • 3 min

    Take Your Wombs & Go Black Women

    *DISCLAIMER*: This message ain't for everybody. In recent blackisphere media news, there has been a lot of talk about Jodie Turner Smith....
    5,915 views0 comments
    The Increase of Dark Skinned Representation in the Media & How We Got Here
    Liv J
    • Dec 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Increase of Dark Skinned Representation in the Media & How We Got Here

    It’s no secret, whether it be commercials, movies, magazines, Facebook ads etc. Dark-skinned women have become more visible to the mass...
    2,184 views0 comments
    Why Dark Skinned Models Are Only Given One Look In The Fashion Industry
    Princess-Zenita Jasper
    • Dec 17, 2019
    • 4 min

    Why Dark Skinned Models Are Only Given One Look In The Fashion Industry

    I love fashion. And I mean obviously, I love my $9 boots from Forever 21 as much as the next girl, but what I really mean is the fashion...
    4,018 views0 comments
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