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Let’s Talk About Black Grief
By the time my dad had turned 50 years old, he’d already survived two heart attacks. He died at the age of 52 after suffering complications from pulmonary hypertension. I was 22 years old and on my way to social work school in New York. My journey with grief didn’t begin with my dad’s passing, […] More
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What Now Means: To Be A Black Millennial in a Global Pandemic
It feels as though our lives were like a game of musical chairs. Wherever you were when the pandemic turned the music off, you had to figure out how to settle into that space, even if there was not a chair for you. For me, the music was turned off as I was in a […] More
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Self-Help Books Are Missing The Mark With Black Millennials
I have an unexplainable love for self-help books. I’m unsure if it’s because of the excitement of following an author through their most difficult point in their life or how eloquently they seem to make hardship sound. Regardless, I would rather pick up a self-help book than any fictional book to relax. Authors who venture […] More
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We Need To Talk About Colon Cancer
Like many others in our community, I am mourning the death of Chadwick Boseman. It’s a very strange feeling to mourn the death of someone who you did not know but feel like could have easily been an older cousin, an uncle, or a brother to you in another lifetime. His tragic death from colon […] More
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Three Easy Ways for Black Millennials to Prevent High Blood Pressure
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When It’s Time to Cut the Cord on COVID-19 News
If you are like me (stuck inside….studying for most of the day…wondering when this is all going to come to an end), you more than likely find yourself tuning into the news more than you usually do. Pre-COVID19, The Skimm was enough for me in the morning or maybe a quick recap from the New […] More
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Three Therapists to Follow to Boost Your Black Girl Magic
As black millennial women, there are a few things that make our day: moisturized skin, laid edges, seeing another Black woman win, and of course, a good word. Some of us get that word from our place of worship, a good talk with another Black queen, or when our therapist drags the living hell of […] More
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Five Things Health-Conscious Black Millennials Should Ask Themselves By 25
On May 16, 2019, I turned 25 years old (where are all my stubborn Tauruses at?!) and I started to realize that this aging thing is and never was a game. Like the infamous Dr. Tykeia Robinson, Ph.D. of Gettin’ Grown podcast once said: “adulthood is the worst hood I’ve ever been to.” I suppose […] More
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A Black Millennial’s Mental Health Guide to Social Distancing
Uncle Andrew Cuomo got on the TV the other day and told me that I might have to stay in the house for nine months because of the Coronavirus. Coronavirus. COVID-19. The Rona. Miss Rona. This virus goes by many names but she sure is turning the world upside down and inside out. So, let’s […] More
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How To Survive As The ‘Only One’ In The Office
Dakotah is your future CEO, hedge fund manager, influencer, model…y’all get the picture. He’s dope and you should get to know him. Dakotah and I met during freshman year while moving into our dorms (we lived on the same floor!). Once I met Dakotah, I knew I was either looking at the future CEO of […] More
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How to Efficiently Search for a Therapist as a Black Millennial
We are going through a lot right now. Dare I say this is the most unique situation our community has ever been through? COVID-19 is killing our people. Cops are killing our people. We keep getting these well-intentioned (but also very emotionally charged) check-ins from people we haven’t heard from in months (maybe years?). And […] More
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The Best Times To Approach Your Mother About Her Health
On my phone, my mother’s name is Claire Huxtable. I truly believe that my mother and Claire are the same people. Both are working mothers. Both are black queens that dress impeccably well. Both have an everlasting love for their children as well as a spooky way of knowing when you’ve done something wrong. I’m […] More














