Multimedia Journalist
We are strong. We are courageous. We have the ability to triumph through some of the most difficult tribulations that anyone's mind could even conceive and definitely through history's most shameful pasts. A blessing to be so resilient, but a curse that we carry on our backs each day, passing the weight from daughter to …
Continue reading "black girl magic: fulfilling our role as the voice of a people"
Even when I was a little, high-yellow 4-year-old running around with Shirley Temple curls in some random, hot pink tutu when I didn't even take ballet, I complained that there were not enough black people on TV. I've always been vocal and fought for what -- in my mind -- I thought was right. I …
Continue reading "Collateral beauty: The realization of being a black woman"
This season, I had the opportunity to work on a couple of fashion shows for New York Fashion Week. (Shoutout to the guy I dated who never thought that I could be in the fashion industry.) Apart from the tedious tasks of making sure that the clothing was in pristine condition with no loose threads, …
Continue reading "Black women ripping the runway — and your exotic fetish"
As a black alumna of the University of Virginia, I wanted to share my thoughts, emotions, and anticipations over the events of the past week. Nationally, we must overcome this scar that taints our history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHm4EzjwwfA&feature=em-upload_owner
Brooke Leigh Howard 