The Roots Run Deep — It’s no secret that African culture is still highly prevalent in today’s West Indian groups. While the depth of it varies from place to place, the nations of the Caribbean are like the leaves of Africa’s great tree. …

Last week I returned to my home state of New York for my Spring Break. The opportunity was given to me as part of a school trip in which I learned about the publishing industry and even visited famous publishing locations, like Penguin Random House. Going back to NY after…

But Not In The Way You Think All my life, I have been told I am too picky. I am too picky when it comes to lovers and too picky for my other relationships. I am too picky when it comes to my interests and too picky about my beliefs…

I never thought I’d be writing about video games, but something called me to do it today. Maybe it’s because I’m procrastinating in my school library or because I’ve been reflecting on life lately, but here we are. Last Friday, the game, Elden Ring, was released for gamers worldwide, and…

Statues are as old as humanity. They have been around since we realized we could create art, and they have been created as a way to preserve culture, honor the dead, and commune with the divine. It’s this last aspect that has brought me to write about statues and their…

“Good Boy” by Eloghosa Osunde Should Be On Our Shelves — Yesterday I had the pleasure of reading “Good Boy” by Eloghsa Osunde, a Nigerian fiction writer. The story was recently added to the book, “Best American Short Stories 2021”, something I’m reading for one of my classes, and this is how I stumbled upon it. From the very first page…

Would We Be Prioritized? — Two days ago my boyfriend and I went to see Moonfall, a sci-fi adventure featuring famed actress Halle Berry. The movie essentially followed a cataclysmic event where our moon was orbiting closer and closer to the earth due to an intelligent alien A.I., …

Intimacy: close familiarity or friendship; closeness. Last week I came across an opportunity to write something about male intimacy under the lens of blackness for an African-based magazine. While I haven’t submitted anything yet, I have been brainstorming about male intimacy and what it looks like. …

We’re on the 9th day of February, marking the 9th day of Black History Month, aka African Liberation Month. In the wake of the BLM movement in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Capitol Riot on January 6th, Biden’s presidency, and other events Black History Month is feeling different this year…