Category: Opinions
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Stand Up To Cancer
Cancer knows no limits. I’ve partnered with Puravida to Stand Up To Cancer with the purchase of this NEW style pack (pictured below), and show you’re supporting research to find the newest and best treatments for all cancer patients. For each bracelet sold, 5% of the purchase price* will be donated to Stand Up To…
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Fight for Change
There’s so much that is going on in this country that sometimes you can’t keep up. However, we should be taking notes from France right now? If you don’t know what’s going on with France, I’m gonna fill you in. This is something that I believe that we can all collectively agree on as a…
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Our Brown Skin Doesn’t Carry Much Weight As Others. Why?
Thinking about everything and wondering why the world, media, bank institutions, pop artists, clothing lines, sneaker brands, and everyone else that canceled Kanye for hate speech does the same for Black folks suffering from hate speech, hate crimes, and systematic hate and racism. We go through the battles fought in our minds as we wake…
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Why Aren’t There More Black Owners/Founders?
As we start Black History month, this is still on a lot of our minds. Black Americans make up over 13% of the population & make up a tiny portion of the tech workforce. Black-founded companies receive just 1% of venture funding—and the disparity has only widened over the past year. Black founders are under-represented…
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I’m Not Black Only In February.
The 1 thing everyone in society needs to remember. I’m black everyday, 365 days. I’m not black because someone says I am. Im not black because it’s stated on a t-shirt. I’m not black because it’s February. I’m not black because of several hashtags often used most in certain times: #blackownedbusiness #28daysofblackcosplay #blackartist #blackgraphicdesigner #blackhistorymonth…