Black Women Lead Even When It Hurts

Black People have been leading the movement for change for decades and the change has always intentionally included everyone else, but if this election taught us anything, it taught us that everyone doesn’t have that same “everyone” mentality.

Unapologetically Black, Undeniably Erased: The History They Tried to Give Us

The Impatient Optimist A Quarter History “My mother told me Christopher Columbus didn’t discover America,” I remember telling my teacher during a whole American History High School Course. I say whole because I remember signing up for an African American History Course and was quickly let down to learn that only half of the course…

Read More

17 NYE Parties in Pittsburgh to Bring in 2025

Last year I made a list of awesome NYE parties in Pittsburgh and although I made it my mission to go to none of them because staying in is a much better time for me. But if you’re looking for somewhere to bring in the New Year check out these events. CAVO Pittsburgh $60 |…

Read More

OMG, It’s Delicious: My Favorite Pittsburgh Eats for 2024

“What you want to eat?” and “I’ll do the dishes,” is obviously my love language. There were no shortage of plates this year. I broke bread with old friends and new ones in some of my favorite places and new favorites. Here’s a quick rundown of my favorite memorable plates from 2024. Starting at the…

Read More

Nobody’s Unicorn

The Black Woman is tiredShe’s exhausted!She’s putting her cape downfolding it up, putting in the backof the closet. The Black Woman is tiredof bending over backwardsstretching all her limbs to save everyone. The Black Woman is tiredshe is exhausted of beingshelter for the worldwhen the world doesn’t want tokeep her warm The Black Woman is…

Read More

Gen X Women: The Unsung Heroes Fueling Today’s Girl Power Movement

Generation X was playing Chess not Checkers when they raised millenial women. I finally finished reading Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight Over Women’s Work and sheesh! There’s a lot to unpack there. Towards the middle it got dry and then it picked up when it started talking about Black Women and their fight for bodily…

Read More