When did “Black Love” become a thing? What do I mean by that? Well, something that has to be qualified. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been taught about love. Just…love. Not Black love. Just…love...
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Sharon James
Euphoria is Showing us the Complexities of Young Womanhood & Coming of Age
Sam Levinson’s HBO hit drama series “Euphoria” is rewriting the narrative of coming-of-age and showing us the complexities of coming into womanhood in the ever-changing world of the 21st century. From the betrayal...
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Black History Month’s origins start with Abraham Lincoln signing the 13th Amendment into the Constitution. This Amendment, enacted during the Civil War, abolished chattel slavery in the United States. The 15th...
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The Struggle to Understand How to Sustain Healthy Black Love
Trigger Warning: The week before I began my fall semester at Towson University, my girlfriend broke up with me. While I was excited about my new beginning, I still struggled with the ending of my relationship. We were...
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The Black Queer Love Experience, Navigating Matters of The Heart, and 5 Tips for Black LGBTQ+ Folk Searching for Love
I imagined love like many other teens did. Like the movies and tv shows around me had depicted, I would meet a smart, charismatic boy with a charm like Chad Danforth of “Highschool Musical” or Devon Carter of “That’s So...
Black History: Black Love
I’m, I’m so in love with you…Many may remember these words from a song or hearing your parents play it repeatedly back in the day. But for those who don’t, this is a verse from the sultry mega-hit love song “Let’s Stay...
June Coxson
What is the Essence of Black Love?
As we all know, love can weave into many shapes and forms. It can be translated throughout all languages, interpreted throughout all races, and is experienced by both genders, no matter the combination. Love can even be...
Super Bowl Recap
The football season is officially over as one team stands alone. The Los Angeles Rams completed their Hollywood story with a 23-20 Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. Star receiver Cooper Kupp went home with...
Justin Walker
For The Love of Community
I remember typing the words into HU Twitter like a fervent prayer. “Since we are manifesting, I need a queer Black friend group in DC.” For much of my life, I had gone without a sense of community. Yes, I had grown up...
The Invisible Black Business Woman – You Will See Me Now!
The United States of America is on the precipice of seeing another first in the anticipated retirement announcement of Washington, D.C. Justice Stephen Breyer from his seat as one of the nine justices on the Supreme...
