#UniMentalHealthDay: “I’m Tired of Being the Strong Black Woman”
October 2018. I had just come back from an amazing, life-changing summer. I felt on top of the world, I’d reconnected with God, travelled...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 4 min
The Problem with "God Told Me You're My Future Wife/Husband"
Of all the typical Christian phrases, within the top ten would be the iconic and, perhaps, ironic phrase “God told me you’re my future...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
Why I Don’t Want to Get Married.
Originally uploaded: 18th April 2019 When I was 14 years old I believed I knew who I was going to marry. Yes, I was that girl, but at 14...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 6 min
Hey Church, Why Don’t We Talk About Race?
Originally uploaded: 4th April 2019 I was challenged to do this piece a couple of months ago when a friend of mine, who identifies as...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 12 min
Through a Different Lens: Introducing Hafsa
Originally uploaded: 4th March 2019 I’m really excited to introduce this new series that I’m going to be doing over the course of the...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
Telling My African Parents About My Tattoo
Originally uploaded: 4th February 2019 I got a tattoo. Permanent ink on my skin that will remain there for the rest of my life. It was...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
Sometimes God Says No
Originally uploaded: 4th January 2019 As children we have been taught to see everything in two opposing categories. Black or white. Yes...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Cover Up Jezebel.
Originally uploaded: 18th December 2018 So one night at a youth debrief, it was brought up that we probably need to talk to the girls...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
Losing My Religion
Originally uploaded: 4th December 2018 My whole life I have grown up in the church. My Sunday could never be whole or complete without...