Author: Whit Izz

The Art of Letting Go of Hate

I saw a quote this quote today and it sparked some interesting thought on my part: “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This quote really hit me in a way that allowed me to reflect on the last year and some…

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20 Black women with killer bibliographies

Originally posted on brown books | green tea:
As many of you know, I’m trying to read a couple Zora Neale Hurston books to get deeper into her not-insignificant bibliography. But she’s not alone on the list of black women whose work I wish I could read and analyze full-time. Who wants to fund a PhD…

#ConfessionsOfALocdGoddess: My Tips for Healthy Growth

No one set of locs is the same, but I do feel as a natural hair community, there are several things that we can all learn from each other that keep one common goal in mind: strong, healthy hair. On the 11th, I will be at month 29 for my locs. I’ve noticed in recent…

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I Ain’t Gon’ Do It!

Honestly, I would probably do it for the fries, depending on the day and how hungry I am lmao

A Year Later: Have I lived, or still existed?

About a year ago, I wrote this post titled, Living vs. Existing, (click the link here to check it out), that discussed the difference that it meant to me, and my personal analysis on how I felt my life was going. This question still remains to be one that I ask myself often, and I take…

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The Dylan Roof Assault

All I’m going to say is this,  He better be praying, because karma.  I feel like that was only the beginning. 

A Cheat for a Cheat??

**if you haven’t watched up to episode 6 of Greenleaf, I’ll possibly be spoiling.  Proceed with caution.** So, I was catching up on my Greenleaf episodes yesterday, and I saw a part of episode 6 (Good Morning, Calvary) that sparked some interesting thoughts that I wanted to share. Before I get started, let me set the stage for…

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Hello August…3 Ways to Make this Month Better Than the Last

Hello August!! Good to see you! Needless to say, I haven’t been in the best of moods, and it’s been very difficult maintaining my optimistic and positive attitude.  Oddly enough, I felt motivated to try to think of 3 ways to make this month better than the last month that I had (because if you…

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