Note to self: Do not allow them to evaluate and quantify your melanin. You are wise, adequate, and pure just as God made all of us.

From a negative mindset around my melanin features to fully embracing my body and beauty after pregnancy…

At age thirteen, it had grown almost to the size of my fist. / I began to resent it.

A love letter, with my whole, beating heart…

Written in my time with God in the morning, I hope it blesses someone.

Who knows, your greatest weakness might turn out to be your strongest motivation!

Self-love is beautiful and I never truly grasped the meaning behind it until two years ago.

To all the others like me stumbling bravely on this dark road, I’ll think of you.

“I don’t have AIDS...I’m just thin.”

A Dominican girl’s journey finding identity and strength through her nappy, coily hair

Wellness comes from within. Self-care is an important part of wellness as it produces positive feelings, boosts your confidence and self-esteem!

“You can't be hesitant about who you are.” - Viola Davis 

What is your presumption? When you gaze at my ebony cheeks, and twist your nose in disgust?

The short story of a woman remembering herself by re-identifying with her body

These intentional small moments of solitude were the rejuvenation that my spirit didn’t know it needed.

Reflections on egoic desires and spiritual movement

Who created these labels that you have been so keen to hide behind for 28 years? It is time to reject them.