When this documentary dropped on May 31st, A day later, I got this text from my girlfriend: Safe to say, my friends know me very well. I watched this 4-part limited series and was instantly […]
District Valley
A Black Girl's View on Life, Culture, Career & Society
I was Living an Inauthentic Life that was No Longer Serving Me or My Purpose
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental illness affects one in four Americans, according to the Center for Discovery. There has been new research found that young Black people are less able to get mental […]
DC Had to Remind Everyone What It’s Residents Really Look Like
Being born in DC at the Columbia Hospital for Women and having a family house on North Capitol my entire 33 years of life, there was NO way I could not comment on DC Natives […]
OK OK, Hannah B has pulled me in…
If you are a DV follower, you know I watch the Bachelor franchise and even have blogged a few times about my thoughts. But I was SURE that after Hannah B was announced as the […]
The New Black Pageant Queens
For the first time in HISTORY, Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA are all BLACK WOMEN! As a young girl who competed in beauty pageants from the age of 1, this is a […]
6 States and 1 Province, 1 Week
Sometime last year, my fiancé told me he wanted to go to Montréal for his birthday. My first thought was “hell yes”. I have been wanting to visit mini-France ever since I learned that the […]
The Marathon Continues…
It’s been 6 days. 6 days since Ermias Joseph Asghedom life was cut short. He was 33. I did not actively listen to Nipsey’s music. I never attended a concert. But I did follow him […]
