I wrote a book! Wow, that feels so amazing to proclaim. :D I feel like Hippolyta happily declaring her name in HBO's Lovecraft Country. Over the past few months, I've dropped hints and even shared selections of my poems over…
This Afrofuturist writer has been flexing her reviewing skills on YouTube, y'all. Since I shared the introduction to my new YouTube channel, I have released two episodes discussing captivating TV shows while doing my natural hair! My first 'Twist Out'…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxHzYaAk5g&t=23s It's the beginning of a new era -- I'm starting a YouTube channel! There are many creative endeavors that I've been polishing and my YouTube channel is finally ready to share. I'm transitioning my film and TV reviews to…
Inglewood, CA is getting a new book store! The Salt Eaters Bookstop is in the works and it’s geared toward being a unique and vital space for Black and POC people in the Los Angeles area. The Founder, Asha Grant,…
Watching a 2 hour and 40-minute nonstop musical would have sounded like my nightmare. Yet, it is exactly this style of storytelling, and the choice of music, that makes Hamilton such an enjoyable and endearing experience. Over the Fourth of…
As Black Lives Matter and social justice protesters continue to take to the streets across the country and the globe, I feel a great shift is happening. The Root has called this movement a "Fed Uprising" and I couldn’t agree…
The Black Lives Matter LA and BLD PWR protest started around 12pm on May 30th, 2020, in Pan Pacific Park. Standing in the park, I was truly proud to see that so many people of LA came out in support…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGveRf_Lwo Inside the Virtual Open Mic! Me Virtually Poeming! During April, National Poetry Month, I had the chance to be a part of a digital collective of poets, writers, and literary enthusiasts. MoAD, the Museum of African Diaspora, recently…
The Changing Womxn Collective just released their second issue of visual art, poetry, and pose. I had the wonderful opportunity to share my work! My poem “Afrofuture” was selected to feature in the online magazine’s second issue entitled, Black &…