I started my blog because I wanted to do photo shoots in cool, new places like Coney Island. Kidding! Well, only slightly. (BTW, shout out to one of my favorite photographers, Cassidy Hopkins for these amazing shots! Check out our other Coney Island photo shoot here). I started my blog because I was tired of saying, “Why can’t I do that?” I followed multiple blogger…
SHOP THE LOOK: Congratulations! You landed your dream internship and you’re ready to make a good first impression. It’s totally normal to be nervous or intimidated, but don’t let that stop you from being the best intern you can be! I applied for an internship with INSIDER after months of rejection from Disney Professional Programs and other career options in the south. However, the week before…
If you follow me on the ‘gram, then you know there’s no shortage of pink outfits in my closet! My 8-year-old tomboy self would be gagging if she knew what I’d become. There’s definitely no shame in my colorful game! After scouring the city for pops of color, I stumbled across photos from the Coney Island Boardwalk and immediately added it to my New York City bucket…
This post is in partnership with truth® and Her Campus Media As an African-American woman raised in the south, I’ve been the victim of profiling countless times. Whether it was being followed around in boutiques for wearing sweatpants to go shopping or being reprimanded for my hair at school, I’m not a stranger to how harmful these microaggressions and profiling instances are. With that in…
This one goes out to all of my ladies! Sorry fellas, but ovaries before brovaries for today. Let’s talk periods- and specifically, how we deal with them. I didn’t get my period until a couple of months before 9th grade, so I was kind of a late bloomer amongst my friend group. Because of this, I built up a few fears about periods because I…