If You're Still There

In case you're still stopping by "The Vent" there's a few things I have to get off my chest. When i'm opening magazines or checking Instagram I always come cross the same type of women.

When I say women i'm referring to black women who felt the need to enhance their physical features. From Butt implants to boobs jobs and even lip injections.

The thing is there's so many women who have done it to the point where everyone looks the same and have caused women who are natural with no enhancements to be questioned on if their body is real.

 I find myself in the middle when it comes down to if it should be a "go" or a "no".  And that's because I don't know every woman's reason for why they chose to go under the knife.

As women have we gotten to the point where we don't like whats being reflected in the mirror or has society painted a false picture on what a woman should portray.

Ode To Badu and Assata

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.

Assata Shakur is someone who I've been studying for the longest. She's one of those people who you wont learn about in school but who you desperately need to.

She's a revolutionary in her own right, a woman who refused to be oppressed and wanted the african american community to know that we have come far but not far enough.

She inspires me everyday to fight for what I believe in even if no one believes in me.

I am just a reflection of the Queens Before Me

Dear Black Men

I don't believe that the black woman is celebrated enough. Especially when there's brothers who believe that our natural hair is nappy and believe a woman of a different race to be more superior.

I mean seriously we've stood by our black men since the beginning of time.

We've bared your children, cooked your meals, cleaned your houses ,all while supporting you in your career even if it kept us in the dark. There would be no Barack without Michelle and no Martin without Coretta.

We are no longer apologizing for our coily hair or our full lips or why we are so quick to use our voice. Our blackness is no longer a burden but a force to be reckon with.

Who Am I

If I  could think of one word to describe myself I without a doubt wouldn't be able to.  

I believe that i'm evolving each and everyday and the person that I am today will evolve into and even more better person tomorrow. 

Being a Student at South Carolina State University is making me one step closer to conquering it all. 

Coming from a small town like Bamberg sometimes its hard for a person to want more but I can honestly say that I've always wanted to make my dreams of becoming a writer a reality.