Lights On

NiA The Light Shes like a breath of fresh air from fashion to her hair she is everything building her Empire one step at a time IG: Frogirlginny

Already Whole

In class we were given the assignment to make a Facebook Live video that had to be 5 minutes long. We could do the topic on any angle pertaining to what our blog is about. Alliyah chose to do a video topic called "Already Whole." In the video she talks about relationships and how women change themselves just to be who they think that man wants them to be.


We women should be more independent and not be so focused on the love of a man. Going into relationships looking to be a half, when we should go into it being already whole and complete, not needing another, just wanting. We need to already know our value and our worth before starting a new relationship. Going into a relationship with uncertainty, will just leave us vulnerable and dependent on the man. We are strong enough and smart enough to be our own selves not depending on anyone.


We dont need anyone telling us who we are, we need to have our own identity. We have enough problems with white America telling us how to be black and how black we can be, we dont need that from our own black men. It's time for us to stand up and stand tall and stop looking for someone to complete us when we're already whole.

Don't Touch My Hair

Across the world their are companies who believe that African American women shouldn't wear their natural hair at work because they don't think its professional. From Afro puffs to dreadlocks the disdain for the black culture of hair has been worldly shown by corporate America. A lot of African American women have been cornered into straightening their hair so that they wont stand out among their white colleagues. They are told to wear a weave because its more acceptable.


Its almost as if its not a choice anymore to be your true authentic self. black women are left with the choice to either wear their natural hair and not get hired or straighten their hair to pretend to be something they're not to work for someone who's basically saying I don't care for who you really are. What makes my blood boil more is the fact that Caucasian women with big red hair such as Julia Roberts are never told to tone their hair down because its to distracting but a women of color is often belittled for embracing her roots.


Every black woman should not have to face scrutiny in the workforce because of her natural hair. Whether if she decides to straighten or wear it in its natural state this shouldn't be a decision made by her employer. Don't touch my Fro, Don't touch my Dreads, Don't Touch my Curls,
Don't Touch My hair, because it is the feelings that I wear!

Creative Post Challenge:The Get Down Podcast

In class we were given the assignment to pretty much be creative and come up with a video, audio podcast, media slideshow or anything to show off what our blog is about. Aaliyah and I chose to do an audio podcast. In the podcast we interviewed 6 women at SC State and asked them, "Who do you think is an inspirational/influential woman in the media and why? It was such a pleasure speaking with each of these ladies.

Ode to Erykah Badu: G.O.A.T

So I'm sitting here thinking to myself, why am I the way I am. Then it hits me. Its because I was blessed to be able to have such amazing women knocking down walls. On every occasion I find myself thanking Erykah Badu. That's because to me she's one of my biggest influences. She was never afraid to be herself even if it made others uncomfortable. that alone gave me a sense of freedom,a drive to be my own authentic self. From her music to her fashion to her way of thinking, it constantly makes me want to evolve as a young black woman.

There's not many women in the industry that you can honestly say stayed true to themselves throughout their whole career and Erykah Badu is one of few. No matter what was going on in fashion or music she always seemed to march to the beat of her own drum. Erykah is Art and to me art is suppose to push the envelope and make the mind think more and the heart feel more. With Erykah Badu creating her own lane she was able to become a fixture in soul music and hip hop. She is absolutely timeless in a industry that will chew you up and spit you out.

Erykah Badu is not only relevant to my blog but also the inspiration behind it. From her style to her spirit, every essence of her was used to add a sense of freedom to this blog. The women that will be  featured on this blog will embody the phenomenal qualities like Erykah. They will be electrifying, Beautiful,Fierce, Non-conformity, and inimitable. Shes a Strong Black woman and a force to reckoned with.

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