The Memorial of a Shy Black Girl

S3 Diary Entry #2: "Let's Do Some Sorting..."

Hello, my luvs! I hope all is so well and happiest of holidays✨ Can y'all believe that it's almost 2024?! Crazyyy. Any who, for today's diary entry, we did some sorting, lol... sorting of thoughts to be exact and I dive into conversation about faith, beauty standards, relationships, etc etc. I felt really good about today's entry and it just felt super duper organic today(idk what that really means, but it felt good talking to y'all about these specific topics😊). I love y'all so so much and I hope y'all are taking good care of yourselves during this really. chilly season, it's literally freezing where I am now, so please show yourself and your body some love🤎 I hope all of you have an amazing Christmas if you celebrate and I am wishing you all of the blessings, good health, peace, joy, and love going into the New Year. Enjoy, happy listening💫🎧

S3 Diary Entry #1: "Life has been Lifing Ooooh"

Ndewo, ezinaụlọ! Ahhhh I missed y'all😭 It has been waaaay too long, but I'm finally back and I'm so excited to be sharing with you guys again. I hope all of you are doing incredibly well and have been showing yourselves lots of love and patience🤎 In this diary entry, I wanted to update y'all on all of the things that have happened since we last spoke(which was in January😗), lol. This semester has been one crazy ride, to say the least, and I have experienced a lot of ups and downs in my emotions, friendships, and just overall life. I wanted to give myself a chance to catch up with y'all and just really be vulnerable and honest about how I've been feeling and just allow all of you to listen and maybe see yourselves in my stories or just relate somehow. I love all of you guys unconditionally and I hope you guys enjoy this diary entry, happy- happy listening🤎🎧

S2 Diary Entry #3: "Chop More Life"

How far ezinaụlọ (trans: family)?! I hope all of you are doing so incredibly well, I missed you guys- it's been a while and I'm really excited to be back and reflecting as much as possible with you all💫 In this week's diary entry, I did a lil recap of my first semester of sophomore year... I reflected on all of the highs and lows of the semester and some of the things that I had to work through and learn from in order to continue to grow within the journey that God has set for me. Last semester was a whirlwind to say the least, but it's definitely one that I wouldn't change for anything(well, maybe a little lol), but overall I'm just really excited for y'all to hear some of the things that have been going on in my life as of recently and also the things that I'm looking forward to in this new season. I am so grateful for every single one of you and I love all of you so so much, happy listening🤎🎧

S2 Diary Entry #2: "Silence is Sacrificial"

What's up, y'all! I missed you guys(as I always do) and I hope that y'all have been doing so so well😘 In this week's spoken word diary entry we will be talking about silence and how both it and sacrifice go hand in hand. We will also be reflecting on what social justice means to us and what it means when it comes to movement work and creating spaces where we as people of color can form our own table, instead of fighting tirelessly for a seat at a table that doesn't welcome us with open arms. The heart of this week's entry stems from my current work with the organization that I have been interning for, No More Tears, and the focus that I have had in regard to dismantling our prison industrial complex, as well as the pathway of young children into the prison system. This complex that we have built with so much anger, shame, and corruption can no longer take our young Black girls and boys... the expectancy of young Black boys going to prison or jail at least once in their life can't continue to increase, as well as the absence of fathers in households of color at the hands of this system can't continue to become routine. We must break it and we must do so together. With all that being said, I hope all of you enjoy this week's entry and please know that I love all of you dearly, happy listening!🤎🎧

S2 Diary Entry #1: "Party After Party"

Ndewoo y'all! I hope you guys are doing so- so incredibly well😊 It's been a minute, but I'm back with season ✌🏾 of our spoken word diaries, I missed you guys so much and I'm really excited for y'all to listen in and get an update about what's been going on these past few months that I have been away. I hope all of you guys are well and giving yourselves so much love and care, remember you are worth it and that your happiness and wellness are important. Also, please stay healthy(no sickness), I caught the flu a week ago and I am in a one-on-one battle with this cough y'all, it's not fun. So, please take your vitamins and drink your warm lemon and ginger water because it's not fun. Anywho, lol, I love all of you more than you know and enjoy luvs. Happy listening!🤎🎧