Diaries of an Awkward Black Girl

Category: Uncurated Thoughts

  • By Design: How White Aesthetics Shape Girlhood, Beauty, and Belonging

    You learn what “pretty” means before you even know what race is. It starts with the dolls you get—usually straight-haired, sometimes wavy, always blond, with blue eyes and fair skin. Those dolls were called cute, just like the girls who looked like them. As a little girl, I knew I didn’t look like those dolls.…

  • By Default: Who Gets to Be Seen

    By Default: Who Gets to Be Seen

    Part I. Pinterest told me I didn’t exist. It’s black history month.And as the iconic Joan the Scammer once said, “All the caucasians to the back, immediately!” I’m joking, of course. But also… not really. Because if we’re being honest, every day kind of feels like it’s all the caucasians to the front when it…

  • Couch, Candles and Contemplation

    Couch, Candles and Contemplation

    make it more natural