Black Boys & Black Men, I See You
Tonight my heart is weary, my patience is exhausted, and my mind is racing. In these moments writing helps me to process and is my solace. Black men and black boys are heavy on my heart, so this for them. May this world see them, see their humanity and see their dignity. I can pictureContinue reading “Black Boys & Black Men, I See You”
Nevertheless, Not My Will
I like to journal to God about what’s going on in my life, how my day was and/or how I’m feeling. This time I thought I’d share it with you all. People have been asking me how I’ve been doing since moving to Los Angeles, below is a long answer to that question. DearContinue reading “Nevertheless, Not My Will”
The Power and Beauty of Black Love Part 2
My very good friend Natasha and I are coming to the completion of our 4-part blog series on Black Love in honor of Black History Month. Below is the the final blog of the series written by me, Gabrielle. To read other blog post from the series click here. To be honest, I struggled greatly with writingContinue reading “The Power and Beauty of Black Love Part 2”
The Power and Beauty of Black Love Part 1
My very good friend Natasha and I are doing a 4-week blog series on Black Love in honor of Black History Month. Below is the first part of our discussion on black marriage in our final week of our series, written by Natasha Shorts (@NotedByNatasha). To view previous blogs from our series click here. I grewContinue reading “The Power and Beauty of Black Love Part 1”
The Resilience of Black Women from the Voices of Black Women
You can’t celebrate Black History month without celebrating black women. Through their resilience, black women have played a very significant part in our history and they continue to today in so many different ways. Following discussing the strength of black men Natasha and I want to focus on the resilience of black women by hearingContinue reading “The Resilience of Black Women from the Voices of Black Women”
The Strength of Black Men from the Voices of Black Men
My very good friend Natasha and I are doing a 4-part blog series on black love. Below is the second blog, written by Natasha Shorts (@NotedByNatasha). To view the introduction and first blog click here. As we continue to understand the necessity and depth of black love we wanted to break down the strength and resilienceContinue reading “The Strength of Black Men from the Voices of Black Men”
Black Self-Love Matters
My very good friend Natasha and I are doing a 4-week blog series on black love in honor of Black History Month. Below is the the week-1 blog written by me, Gabrielle. Who told you? Who told you you’re ugly because your skin is too dark? Who told you you are bad or a threatContinue reading “Black Self-Love Matters”
Introduction to the Black Love Blog Series feat. Natasha Shorts
My very good friend Natasha and I are doing a 4-part blog series on black love. Below is the introduction, written by Natasha Shorts (@NotedByNatasha). Today we begin black history month. For many of our readers, this may not even be a time that has been celebrated, thought of, or even acknowledged before. But forContinue reading “Introduction to the Black Love Blog Series feat. Natasha Shorts”
Dear Black Son
If you’re wondering no I don’t have a son, I don’t have any kids. My hope in writing this letter is that you will either see and understand a reality that is not your own, or if this is your reality I hope your feelings and thoughts would be validated and that you would knowContinue reading “Dear Black Son”
Wakanda Forever
Below are my thoughts on the movie Black Panther after seeing it. Last month before seeing Black Panther for the first time I blogged about why I was so excited to see it. If you haven’t yet read It’s Not Just A Movie, my blog on my thoughts before seeing it, please read it first forContinue reading “Wakanda Forever”
It’s Not Just A Movie
If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter you probably know I’m super hyped about this weekend. If you don’t know what this weekend is then either you aren’t on social media or you don’ t follow the right people on social media. But that’s fine, you can get a pass this time. SeriouslyContinue reading “It’s Not Just A Movie”
I Got A Tatt Pt. 1
“You are special because I made you. And I don’t make mistakes.” — “You Are Special” by Max Lucado You are not enough! You are not a good enough athlete to start on your college basketball team. You are not a creative enough writer for people to want to read your blog. You areContinue reading “I Got A Tatt Pt. 1”
Fully Known & Fully Loved
“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of ourContinue reading “Fully Known & Fully Loved”
