Today marks one year since my world shattered into a million irreparable pieces. The day a home invasion turned into a nightmare, leaving a void in my heart that will never heal. The day some worthless piece of shit heartlessly stole my baby brother over absolutely nothing. Today cements one year of anguish, one year of unanswered questions, and one year of unrelenting hatred for someone who ultimately means...
Washington DC
Not a day goes by where I don’t think about what happened on January 6, 2021. Ok, I’m lying. Days, maybe even months, go by that I don’t even think about what happened. Usually, I tuck this day away in my “Yt on Yt Violence” folder in my file cabinet. It’s right next to my “CDC says: IDK” folder. But when I do think about it, I think about...
Today marks 20 years since Asia’s murder. Like me, Asia would’ve been 31 this year. Sadly, I can only imagine what life would have been like if she were still alive: College? Kids? Would we have grown apart, or would she be like a sister to me by now? I’ll never know.
It was an ordinary Tuesday morning for me, as I finished preparing myself in the mirror before I walked to my first class of the day at Southern University and A & M College. It was muggy in Louisiana, and I remember taking my time with my barrel curling iron, ensuring every strand of hair was in place. It was 2001, and we were still mourning the loss of...
A Black Capitol Police Officer speaks out following the Insurrection on January 6. If privilege was a person, it would look like every motherf**ker that was in there. It’s been almost 2 weeks since the TerrorInsurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol—or as I like to call it: the day the world saw just how delusional and dangerous president-sponsored white supremacists can be. Once the dust settled and the night air...
