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The Wife
Noon was Zandilie’s favourite time of the day. She would wake up before the Sun, to make breakfast and get a head start on cleaning. Her husband, Kwaito, could not leave the home after a long day of work on an empty stomach, lest word goes out that she is a bad and inadequate wife.…
Why I refuse to raise my future Black or Biracial children in a predominantly White neighbourhood
In my social work program, students are often encouraged to self-reflect and become more aware of how our personal experiences can shape the explicit and implicit biases we may project towards our clients. Upon self-reflecting, I slowly came to the decision that I will not be raising my future Black or Biracial children in a…
Is It Possible to Make Sexual Films Without Misogyny and Abuse? My Review of 365 Days
The movie 365 Days, was recently added to Netflix and has been trending as Top 10 in Canada for a while now (low-key terrifying that a movie like this has reached such an expansive audience). So I read what it’s about and the plot summary was a big red flag. A woman named Laura, gets…
Talking About Feelings Is Weird
Is it just me who finds it weird to talk about your feelings and emotions? As a woman, society usually allows space for us to express our feelings and be emotional (unlike men who are socialized to suppress their emotions which is totally problematic because having emotions is a HUMAN characteristic) yet I struggle opening…
How Do You Know If You Are Making The Right Decision
How do I know if I’m making the right decision? I guess you never really know until you make it and experience the results. That is the scary part. We don’t know. If I could see into the future I would. I’d rather go into the future then go back to change the past. But…
Being An Introverted Black Woman Is Difficult
I’ve never been the type of person to be extroverted and chatty with every person in the room, no matter where I am, or whom I’m around. People would probably describe me as shy, maybe a little awkward. I would consider myself to be introverted. I like to keep to myself and I enjoy my…
To Exist Is Powerful
I learned this year that to merely exist, is a win and a blessing. To exist, to be breathing, living and trying, despite what life brings to you is powerful. How is there strength in merely existing? Well, there are people, principalities, spirits, systems, and your own thoughts, that are trying to destroy you, steal…
Diary of A Blk Woman 
I love how open and vulnerable you allow yourself to be so that we can grow.
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