On being Black, being disposed of, and seeking status.
“You may as well leave my class now because you’re wasting my time and your’s,” Mr. Harris interrupted our Calculus class. “You’re never going to be anything anyway. Why are...
“You may as well leave my class now because you’re wasting my time and your’s,” Mr. Harris interrupted our Calculus class. “You’re never going to be anything anyway. Why are...
Moving to Chicago in 2014 taught me a number of things. It taught me what real cold felt like. It taught me how pizza should taste. And it also taught...
Love and Relationships / Reflections
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published July 12, 2017 · Last modified July 28, 2017
One of the greatest R&B lines ever delivered is “don’t need no hateration, holleration, in this dancerie.” The Queen of R&B, Mary J. Blige gave us that one in...
Culture / Love and Relationships
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published July 10, 2017 · Last modified July 13, 2017
Recently, rapper Jay-Z released his thirteenth solo album 4:44. The album details his infidelity to his wife, mother of his three children, and perhaps the biggest superstar in the world, Beyoncé....
by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 6, 2017 · Last modified January 15, 2018
I have achieved the rare feat of being in a committed relationship for nearly fifteen years. I have been married for over a decade and have three kids. I’m still...
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published January 23, 2017 · Last modified January 30, 2017
Growing up, one of the most consistent messages I got about women, specifically Black women, was that we were golddiggers. Concerns about women “always wanting something from a man,” and...
Lifestyle / Love and Relationships / Motivational / Parenting / Race
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published April 17, 2014 · Last modified April 14, 2017
I am losing my dad to cancer. I decided to write about it now so I never have to write about it again. He has been battling the disease since...