inspiration
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15 Years After Its Birth, AfroPunk Brooklyn Remains a Source of Eternal Inspiration
AfroPunk Festival descended onto Commodore Barry Park for yet another year, and damn was it fun—beautiful, and in case you were worried, yes, it’s still black as hell. Year after year, white media and the rest of the world get a gift. That gift is inspiration and forecasted trends in everything from fabrics, hairstyles, upcoming…
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What to Write About When You Can’t Think of Anything to Write About
Are you a writer without anything to write about? It happens, homie. Some days, you just don’t have anything. You’ve scoured the deepest recesses of your mind and skimmed through all of your favorite news outlets, but nothing tickles your fancy, and you need your fancy tickled to work. You’ve gotten to the point where…
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When In Doubt, Trust Yourself (Unless You Make Bad Decisions As A Rule, Then Don't)
Disclaimer: The following words do not work if you are allergic to common sense or if Chris Brown or Kanye West are your spirit animals. They work only if you have pledged allegiance to good decision-making. I’m feeling motivational again. Until I saw the movie Brown Sugar in the early aughts, I’d never heard the term “trust…