I was talking to a friend this week and realized something unsettling, so many of us ( me included) are in survival mode, even when it looks like we’ve made it out.
For all the language we use now, “the soft life”, there’s still this underlying current of…
ASHLEY RENEE OF PUREBANA ON FAITH, FIRE, AND THE KIND OF WOMANHOOD THAT GETS SHAPED WHILE THE DREAM IS STILL UNFOLDING.
Ashley Renee, known as The Beaute Guru, does not tell her story like someone trying to impress you. She tells it like a woman who has had to live every…
Storytime: One day, I was cooking brownies in my kitchen, checking the oven for what felt like the third time. I knew I had followed the recipe. measured everything right and set the oven to the correct temperature… but something in me kept saying it should be ready by…
Editor’s Note
Is this a safe space? Because Bible study almost didn’t see me this week.
Daylight Saving Time had completely drained my energy. All I could think about was a nap. Honestly, the couch was calling my name. But… I pushed through.
Took a quick…
Modern women. Ancient faith. Same God.
Editor’s Note: So Here’s What Happened…
In January, I told myself I was going to do one thing this year. Find a church home.
For five years, I visited churches here and there. Sat through services. Took notes. Tried to…
As kids, we sang the songs without understanding them. The lyrics floated through car ride’s, your mother’s girl’s nights, backyard cookouts, and Saturday morning clean-ups. But as we got older, for me anyway, the words slowed down. They started to sound like…
For weeks, the buzz of Super Bowl Sunday has filled the air. Personally, I don’t know the stats or the players (except Stephon Diggs for the obvious reason). I’m just here for the food, the commercials, and the halftime show. Honestly, I’m watching the Super Bowl…
It’s October.Breast Cancer Awareness Month.Awareness is everywhere. Pink is everywhere.
The Whitmore Project did more than that for me.
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to go to the Detroit screening of The Whitmore Project.
The Whitmore Project is a…
From the runway to the heart of Baltimore’s youth, Saran Fossett is a force of nature. As the founder of AZIZA PE&CE, she’s more than a former model—she’s a creative powerhouse, healer, and advocate whose work fuses fashion, mentorship, and art into life-changing…
Black HERstory Month
I can’t be the only Queen who loves a good combination. I decided to do something a little risky so I fused BHM & Valentine’s Day. I think we’ll deem it Black HERstory Month since both holidays deserve our attention and affection.