Asé Already: African Spirituality in Beyonce’s Black Is King
“Legacy, oh, you’re part of something way bigger,” chants Beyonce in “Bigger” the opening track of The Lion King: The Gift and the recently released READ MORE→
Posts by Marwa Eltahir
Leggo My Ego: Getting Out of Your Own Way
What does it mean to get out of your own way? We’ve all been met with internal exasperation when it dawns on us that what’s READ MORE→
Lockdown Throw-down: Be Your Own Quarantine Top Chef
I hesitate in front of my pantry staring at cans of dried food as I wrestle with the shifting mood swings of my appetite. Despite READ MORE→
Red, White and Who?: Why July 4 Is Not My Independence Day
The world is at odds. This year the fourth of July falls on especially revolutionary times as our Black communities fight for equity on the READ MORE→
This Day Is For Us: Remembering Juneteenth
June is upon us and summer is finally here. Although the season still finds us tucked away in our homes, celebrations–from birthdays to holidays–are in READ MORE→
Creation in Isolation: Supporting Independent Artists During COVID-19
The other day I snuck into my kitchen for a late-night snack and frightened my roommate who apparently had the same idea. She said she READ MORE→
Run My [Bit]Coin: Cryptocurrency and the Future of Finance
What is the future of money? Today, more than ever, we are moving toward a world order that prioritizes digital means of demand and supply. READ MORE→
Queen Sono Only So-So: Netflix’s first original scripted series from Africa
My roommates and I squeezed close together on the couch, snacks in hand, and prepared to binge the much-anticipated Queen Sono. As first-generation women of READ MORE→
Why Self-Love and Self-Care Are Radical for Black Women
My phone vibrates with another news alert. Notifications inundate my screen. Competing headlines report the latest onslaught of political strife, environmental despair, and fearmongering surrounding READ MORE→
Melanin and Meet Cutes: What TV Taught Me About Love
With the start of another year comes another Valentine’s Day. The American cultural holiday is named after patron Saint Valentine but has a contested history. READ MORE→
My Year of Return: Reflections on Memory and Healing
The year 2019 marked 400 years since European colonizers landed on the shores of West Africa and stole the first captives to establish their initial READ MORE→
Setting Intentions for 2020
The end of the decade is finally upon us! Numerologists and astrologers across the world predict that 2020 will bring special insight, clarity, and vision to our READ MORE→
QUEEN AND SLIM: Wearing Rose Colored Glasses To View Black Trauma
The highly anticipated Queen & Slim, directed by Melina Matsoukas and adapted by Lena Waithe from James Frey, premiered in theaters on Thanksgiving to a READ MORE→
Decolonizing Thanksgiving: How to be Allies to Native American Communities
A popular idiom reminds us that history is written by the victors. This lesson reigns true in the foundational story of Thanksgiving. Those of us READ MORE→
Thanksgiving Around the World
While Thanksgiving has been a staple of American holiday culture, this tradition of gratitude is celebrated among various cultures across the world. Large delicacy meals, READ MORE→
T.I. and the Cult of Virginity
Last Tuesday rapper T.I. disclosed that he annually accompanies his 19-year-old daughter, Deyjah Harris, to her gynecologist for hymen checks on the podcast Ladies Like READ MORE→
The New Wave of Black Female Musical Storytelling: Tiwa Savage, FKA Twigs, and Princess Nokia
The inevitable end of hot girl summer is upon us. While many loyal Stallions mourn the closing of summer, new projects by prominent Black female READ MORE→