PinnedMember-onlyBlack Fathers Weren’t Removed from the Home; They Left.We can no longer blame systemic shadows for the internal work Black men are unwilling to do. My uncle is a deadbeat dad. I love him, a combination of obligation and empathy, but I abhor his decisions as a man, as a human being, and especially as a father of…Parenting12 min readParenting12 min read
Mar 4, 2022Member-onlyAfricans in Ukraine Stranded At the Intersection of War and RacismHow Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Proves Racism is A War All Its Own On the heels of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and worldwide calls for aid for its citizens come emerging accounts of discrimination, racism, and prejudice faced by people of color, particularly residents of African descent. Currently, thousands…War9 min readWar9 min read
Mar 1, 2022Member-onlyHow It Feels To Lose It All in A FireAnd What No One Wants To Hear After It Happens I didn’t recognize this particular alarm; it was much louder than the one that went off every time I tried to fry chicken. The clock read 8:32 PM. Startled by the sound, my 9-year-old son sat up curiously; the noise…Life8 min readLife8 min read
Feb 2, 2022Member-onlyBlack People Can Be Racist After AllAnd Apparently, We’ve Perfected the Practice Disclaimer: This article explores the experience of internalized racial oppression, it is not a claim that white people can, in any way, be the victims of racism. There is no such thing as reverse racism. …Racism10 min readRacism10 min read
Jan 30, 2022Member-onlyKanye West is a Ticking Time BombIs anyone else nervous about how this ends? There’s something particularly disturbing about the cavalier news coverage surrounding Kanye West; almost like we’re tuned into a train wreck from the safety of our cell phones. Let’s be honest, something is intriguing about tragedy, and I’m guilty of a subtle obsession…Mental Health12 min readMental Health12 min read
Dec 6, 2021Member-onlyThe Silent Link Between Single Motherhood and PTSDAre single-mothers suffering from an invisible mental health crisis? Of all the controversy surrounding the biological drama, King Richard, the one thing that most stood out to me was the clear contrast between the life depicted by the children he physically parented and the ones he abandoned. Sabrina Williams, the…Mental Health8 min readMental Health8 min read
Dec 4, 2021I’m an avid reader and would love to explore your book. Thank youI’m an avid reader and would love to explore your book. Thank you11Gia PasleyAwesome! If you'd be so kind as to send me a good email address for you, I'd be thrilled to send…Awesome! If you'd be so kind as to send me a good email address for you, I'd be thrilled to send you a copy. The best email for me will be info@iamarah.com.1 min read1 min read
Dec 1, 2021Member-onlyHow Patriarchy Protects the Female PredatorAnd Why Men Don’t Mind In 1996, the world met a 34-year-old Seattle teacher and married mother of four, Mary Kay Letourneau. When her illicit affair with a then sixth-grade student, Vili Fualaau, leaked to the public, Letourneau quickly became a household name. A King County police report recounted officers’…Mental Health11 min readMental Health11 min read
Nov 11, 2021Member-onlyBlack Women are Battling Two Pandemics, Femicide Being One of ThemAre Black women in partnership with men who delight in their oppression? It sure seems that way. According to Black Femicide-US, an organization that tracks homicide and violence towards Black women and girls in the United States, every 6 hours in this country, a black woman or girl is killed…Gender Equality12 min readGender Equality12 min read
Nov 7, 2021Member-onlyFrom Astroworld to AnarchyWhere Rap Music Meets Rage On the evening of November 5th, estimates of over 50,000 people attended Astroworld Festival, a sold-out outdoor music event at NRG Park in Houston, TX. Footage posted earlier in the day when festival gates opened showed a stampede of concertgoers breaking down security checkpoints and gates, climbing over retaining fences…Astroworld8 min readAstroworld8 min read
