Rooting for Everybody Black
Happy last day of Black History Month! We will continue to celebrate each other every damn day like we’d been doing.
Ya girl back. You probably didn’t know I was gone, but I was in a stay offline while in misery from being overworked type of hole. Unfortunately, this Black History Month (BHM) was not spent correctly because I was not home enjoying myself with a little weed and some blogging. Instead, a girl worked and cried and worked and got high and cried some more. What made these weeks bearable? Seeing/hearing from my people and having good life convos with them. Those conversations that jump from topic to topic and deepen friendships. Conversations that provide a safe space to be open. I appreciate these moments a lot since I’ve only recently evolved enough to give and receive love from my friends. It might still overwhelm or scare me sometimes, but lots of inner work has gotten me here. “You know what that is? Growth.” Kelly Prenny, host of the Prenny’s Preguntas podcast.
I’m still mourning the end of Insecure, if you were wondering.
My friends give love so freely that it just helps me to open up. I never felt alone these past weeks and I’m grateful. Healthy friendship is a beautiful thing. So, on this 28th day of BHM, I tell you to reach out to your people. The ones who raise your spirits and accept you as you are. Get yourselves some friends who challenge you, who are into growth, and who don’t box you in or try to assign you a role that you can’t grow out of. Be with people who bring you closer to yourself.
Apologies for pontificating. I know you didn’t come here for no sermon.
Speaking of receiving love: one of my best bruvs sent me a pizza the other day and my month was made. I photographed the hell out of it made it this post’s icon.
Finally, since it’s the last day of BHM, I’ll share some black content:
Twitter Stories + Comments:
Recent reads:
Carefree Black Girls by Zeba Blay
Yinka, Where is your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
TV/Movies:
The greatest gift of all: Idris Elba at Ozwald Boateng’s latest fashion show (after 12 years). Can’t embed the link due to electronic enemies of progress but it’s here.
Tonight’s Playlist:
