by aliah | Sep 30, 2019 | Faith Walk
I am truly grateful for the support I received on my last post, Adjusting to Jesus. I am glad the working out of my own thoughts could help plant a seed in yours. Continuing on the nudging from my Savior, I wouldn’t consider this a part two but I believe the faith...
by aliah | Sep 15, 2019 | Faith Walk, Poetry
I wrote this poem at the beginning of summer 2019. It was inspired by an inkling I had regarding the impending separation of me and those I held closest. I know now the answer was “no” but it doesn’t matter because God is “yes and amen”....
by aliah | Aug 26, 2019 | Faith Walk
I never imagined I would have to adjust to Jesus. It wasn’t something mentioned very often in church, or at least anything I paid attention to. I figured it was seamless and never imagined the struggle that would ensue in and around me. I grew up in the church, a well...
by aliah | May 7, 2019 | World
Via Ars Technica The four major US wireless carriers are facing proposed class-action lawsuits accusing them of violating federal law by selling their customers’ real-time location data to third parties. The complaints seeking class action status and financial...
by aliah | May 7, 2019 | Art, Blog, Fashion
Everyone knows the MET Gala is something like a celebrity prom; singers, actors and I suppose anyone with enough buzz will be in attendance and the internet is the ultimate judge of the night. The formal name of the event is the Costume Institute Gala and it is a...
by aliah | May 7, 2019 | Blog
On May 6th, the women of the Curry family dynasty were welcomed on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk. The women included: Sonya Curry, wife of Dell Curry; Ayesha Curry, wife of Stephen Curry; Sydel Curry, wife of Damien Lee; and Seth Curry’s fiance Callie Rivers,...
by aliah | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog, Fashion, World
A black woman and a biracial woman have both recently won HUGE titles in the world of pageantry and I haven’t seen much press for them. Today is all about Nia Imani Franklin, Miss America 2019, and Kaleigh Harris who won Miss Teen America this past week. I am in awe...
by aliah | Apr 25, 2019 | Art, Blog, Music
FKA Twigs has been “absent” on the music scene as far as releasing a new album since 2014, though this doesn’t mean she entirely disappeared. Aside from a single dropped in 2016, the singer opened up last spring on Instagram about a battle she was faced regarding 6...
by aliah | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog
I want to dive into something new, and maybe even a tad controversial. I am an American black woman and I have been raised to believe that if someone has a black parent, more specifically a black father, then they are black. I grew with this and found no fault in the...
by aliah | Apr 9, 2019 | Blog
A mainstream news outlet is doing a week long expose on colorism. Colorism, according to Google, is defined as prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. This is a prevalent issue...
by aliah | Apr 2, 2019 | Blog, Fashion
Like many other Gen Z, and dare I say millennials if they’re not entirely washed up, I am gearing up for the warmer weather and music festival season. Aka the best time of the year. I am crossing a major thing off my bucket list: following through (kind of joking as I...
