The hashtag #NotmyAriel was trending the other day because people found out that there’s going to be a black Ariel in the live version of The Little Mermaid. As promised, I set my social media consumption back and I found out about the outrage on Youtube. So let’s explore this more. Halle Bailey As Ariel […]
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I learned today that Cameron Boyce had died in his sleep. Although his hit show Jesse and his role in Descendants was kind of annoying to me, the boy can act and his character was honorable. He was extremely talented and it’s sad to see that he was 20, my exact age now. I learned
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The Shade Room is one of Instagram’s most toxic pages that feed off of celebrity culture. If you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know about it, then stay there. The page highlights black positivity, yet the comment section, usually filled with black people themselves, can be filled with so much hatred. It doesn’t
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Lately, I’ve been binge watching on a bunch of naturals relaxing their hair. Not that I would ever do this, but seeing them relax their accumulated length after five years of being natural is pretty amazing. However, I always notice a bunch of women, usually the natural nazis, in the comment section expressing their disgust.
Does Having Relaxed Hair Equate to Self-Hate? Read More »
Being natural has been amazing for me so far. However, like all good things, it has its challenges. One of those challenges being that I don’t go to the hair salon anymore. Now there are a ton of type 4 naturalistas who get their hair pressed in the salon once in a while. But, let
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Oh, boy, do I love reading rejection emails. I’ve been getting rejected left to right over the summer so why wouldn’t I love them. In all seriousness, I’ve grown pretty numb and every time I do get rejected, I see it as a sign. A sign that the job or internship wasn’t meant to be.
Rejection Emails: Why and When To Respond +Example (College Edition) Read More »
Being black is a blessing and a challenge. NYU has always been my dream school. Like any high school senior, I was excited to be moving onto college. I wasn’t going anywhere far compared to the rest of my friends, but I always loved the city. I’m a Bronx girl and I guess I always
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Let’s face it, not everyone likes natural hair. I know what you’re thinking, who would hate luscious naturally curly hair. Well, growing up in a Hispanic household, I would hear a lot of misconceptions about naturally curly hair. It sincerely delayed my natural hair journey because for a long time I thought it was ugly.
Natural Hair 101: 3 Myths That You Should Ignore Read More »
You always hear how addicting social media is. I even have a whole professor who swears by it. I also agreed, yet like many others, I still had Instagram, Twitter, Facebook installed on my phone. I have FOMO (fear of missing out) and these apps update me on the latest news. However, these apps also
Social Media Is Ruining Our Twenties: Take A Break Read More »
I and Tinder were never best friends. I always hated how this app took all the butterflies out of dating. You’re solely judging people based off of looks, their corny one-liners, and let’s face it the app is prominent for hook-ups. I’m a personality girl and I always thought that using the app would make
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