bushwick day
Bushwick is often left out when Black people shout out Brooklyn neighborhoods. They know Bed-Stuy, Flatbush, Crown Heights, and Canarsie,...
Jul 205 min read
what does it mean to be a girl’s girl?
If anyone ever calls me a girl’s girl, I will take it as an insult because clearly you are calling me stupid. A girl’s girl is a woman who puts the needs of other women before her own. She’s quick to share a pad in the bathroom, or let you know when you have a hair out of place, or choose your friendship over a relationship with a man. As showcased throughout season seven of LIUSA, the weight of this expectation falls heaviest on the shoulders of Black women.
Jul 177 min read
Black Mothering and Environmental Justice Activism: A Black Ecofeminist Framework
My undergraduate thesis on Black women environmental justice activists!
May 269 min read
life update :,)
Bella, where have the hell have you been loca?! On post-grad, why I hate the club, pilates, and whatever the hell is going on in the world.
Mar 3110 min read
drake is a loser. but maybe this is a chance for hip-hop (and good men) to prevail?
Kendrick Lamar's love for hip-hop fueling this rap beef illuminates the future possibilities for love, hip-hop, and men in our society.
Feb 168 min read
don’t believe liars.
We shouldn't believe liars. Thoughts on the state of journalism, pathological liars, and the words of Ta-Nehisi Coates on "the lie".
Feb 106 min read
five years of kmworded.
A letter from me to you, the wordies, on kmworded's fifth birthday.
Jan 194 min read
