I Regret It And I’m Not Ready
While most college seniors are excited to be starting their final semester of their undergraduate career in a few months, I on the other...
Jamaija Rhoades (Hampton U ‘21)
Jamaija Rhoades (Hampton U ‘21)
Jamaija Rhoades is a transfer student pursuing the journalism major. She aspires to be a film journalist. Jamaija would also like to open up her own movie theater that holds enrichment programs for individuals of African descent. She enjoys watching movies and writing about the themes that inspire her within these movies.
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Learning in Love
Almost three months ago I entered my first real-life relationship (yes y’all, the lord pulled your girl out of the singles’ club and...
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Black, A Woman, Or All of The Above?
During my freshman year, I took an African Diaspora and World-class. Every two weeks we would read different passages by prominent black...
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You’ve Got The Right To Be Mad
And frankly, I’m pissed. I am not the kind of person who gets angry about a lot, and if I am angry about something or I feel like I have...
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The Realities of Never Getting “Chose”
Being a 20-year-old college student and never having an actual boyfriend probably does not seem “that deep” to most people, but I am here...
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Issa Rae: A Different Kind of Black Hero
Frequently when people are recognized for being major contributors to black history they are usually “the first black [insert here]”, they...
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Know Better, Do Better in 2020
2019… wow, what a year! The best word to describe this past year is “humanizing” or in other words, full of mistakes. For a long time I...
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GoldLink’s “Random” Instagram Post Detailing His Relationship/Issues With Mac Miller
Upcoming DMV rapper, D’Anthony Carlos, better known as GoldLink, has been receiving backlash and criticism since Tuesday Night when he took...
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Passion Over Pesos
Ever since I was a little girl I always knew in my heart that I wanted to work in the medical field. I loved all of the medical shows like...
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Am I Waiting or Nah?
In this era of casual sex and hookup culture often times one can feel pressure or ridicule for not wanting to knock the boots or for simply...
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Growing Up With Images of Affection
It was not until I was sitting at a paint night during my sophomore year of college when I realized how taboo my parents’ relationship was...
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I've Got The Power
Three summers ago, the summer before my freshman year to be exact, I spent most of my summer attempting to mentally prepare myself for this...
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Khadijah We Still “Need Ya”
Twenty-six years later, and no other show has come close to recreating the 90s sitcom Living Single. Starring Khadijah James, played by...
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The Side Effects of Being the Gatekeepers of Cool
In films and television shows, we have seen black people being put into awkward situations in which they are in a room full of white people...
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Social Media's Idea of Beauty & How It Affects the Confidence of Women Today
Since the beginning of time women have been expected to be polite, intelligent, and submissive to their male counterparts. On top of all of...
