Hi there! I am Tahjma VanBuren, the author of this blog. I’m a 20-something southern young professional. You can find out ten random facts about me, here. Currently, I work in the non-profit sector. I get the opportunity to serve…
College is hard, y’all. It can completely kick your butt up and down the street, while offering you coconut oil to do your twist out for the next day, just to do it all over again.
With all that is going on in our society and all that has been going on for forever now, I find it critical to take time to step back. I find it critical to step back from the world as…
When it comes to black issues, no one can tell you about them better than Black people themselves. So, white people and non-black people of color really have no reason to say anything in this particular discussion besides one (or more) of the following:
You know, that I know, that we both know about Empire and all of its flawlessness! We can dwell in the record breaking that the show has been achieving, including, but not limited to the 16.7 million viewers during the…
Now, I’ve been side eyeing Kendrick Lamar for a while because of the many statements that he has been making about the black community. One that I’m still especially salty about was when he tried to give Igloo Australia a…
It is February, but it is most importantly, Black History Month. A lot of people groan and mumble when they hear that February has circled back around, but it is something to get hype about. The fact is Black History…
Twerking is a topic that has ranging views, many of which that are opposed to it completely. When one hears the word twerking, their mind may immediately correlate it to grinding, gyrating, or having sex with your clothes on at…
Dear 2015, I am a seventeen year old. I am a black seventeen year old. I am a seventeen year old black female that lives in the United States. I am a seventeen year old black female the lives in…
So, I know I was not the only one who was fuming about what all went down or I should say, is going down in Ferguson. I also know that I am not the only one who has noticed that…