The Evolution of Topaz Johnson by Nikita Haynie TOPAZ JOHNSON JUMPED at the vibration of the phone, startled out of sleep. She rolled over, peeked at the alarm clock, and groaned. She had two hours left before the alarm went off, she told Kelsey it would be helpful to...
I remember graduating from college and feeling like I was riding a cloud. Everything leading up to the actual ceremony was nothing short of a celebration–we literally had a farewell tour. More than a handful of my close friends were from New York City, we traded in...
Family by Natasha Sinclair FAMILY; a simple word with different meanings for different people. I tried to Google a definition, checking Oxford English; Collins and Urban dictionaries, but I never found a ‘one size fits all’ definition, because there wasn’t one; I...
Why Doesn’t He Love Me? “Boom! Boom!” I awoke with beads of salty sweat coming down my face. Every night at 9:30 I would have the same nightmare. No matter how many years went by it come back to haunt me. It was the night I meant the devil who hijacked my life....
If the Sistah Girls Book Club had a flag it would fly half-staff until every heart that was broken by the news of Nena’s passing was mended. When I started the Sistah Girls Book Club I never thought deeply about the bonds that would be made or the laughs and...
For women of color to continue the conversations that we have in the nail salon, beauty parlor, church, and during our lunch breaks at work. This is a place where you can kick off your shoes and get comfortable.