In light of August 4th being the "anniversary" of the Hiroshima bombing, news of the Beirut explosion during the full moon♒ brings equal ...

Depression. When we hug the wave of darkness we see coming a mile away because we have rode this rodeo many times before... When we see t...

Art is tangible in our existence in many forms.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ From nature to murals to tshirts.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ As forms of expression, protest and solidarit...

International racism/otherism/xenophobia is not just brute force.⁣ ⁣ It's pay gaps. ⁣ ⁣ It's ranking privileges based on your passport. ⁣...

Humble Beginnings. ⁣ ⁣ During this trying season of shelter in place, I have been blessed with the luxury of time to reflect on my "alway...

Mary, Go Around.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Some of us are indeed too hard on ourselves for repeating our life lessons.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We think something is wrong if a s...

Back in the day, emotional eating at naija parties/celebrations with the jollof party rice in the cooler and the suya on the rack was met...

"A [wo]man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother [or sister]." ~Proverbs 18:24 ESV ...

I make no apologies for having to stop, slow down, reflect, rest, reconsider (& read some literature on the subject as per Andre 3000) du...

Too Deep for the Intro: Here stands the African American Museum of Galveston, Texas. A sturdy bright green house decorated with the vivid...

A couple weeks ago on flight & while being stuck in a connecting flight gone wrong in Ethiopia, I had a "come to Jesus" meeting w/myself ...

This short story perspective serves as a part 2 to "A Nigerian Girl's Guide to Traveling After Being Rocked By [Parent's] Deportation (vi...

Last week, I went snorkeling for the first time (even though I can't technically swim swim). Last night, I had a very vivid dream about ...

Yes. Dating with PCOS (Post Cystic Ovarian Syndrome) and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) has been a whirlwind of secrets and disapp...

For Colored Girls Who Have Not Yet Reached Their Beach Body Goals by Summer's Peak... I am not alone in the realization that my natural b...

⁣⁣ Please stick to the rivers & the lakes that Yemaya pulses through...⁣⁣ Or something like that.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ When I feel I'm having another Dej...

Aight, so BOOM. It’s Day 4 of our week in Bali. Just came down from the high that is climbing the Mount Batur volcano to catch the sunris...

⁣ To be quite honest, I do not truly budget. On a consistent basis anyway. I have had a few survival seasons where I stuck to budget by f...

Since we first landed in Bali, we couldn't help but  notice all the greenery as soon as we left the airport. A welcome change from the no...

My name is Folasade Badetito (two of my many Yoruba names) and I am a first generation Nigerian American. My parents emigrated to Houston...