by Aja Symone | Nov 8, 2018 | Culture, Experience
For the past year, we have literally seen the destruction of facts, intelligence, and good journalism take place under the Trump administration. The constant attack of news commentators, condemning of Colin Kaepernick, and the brazenly bold actions of racist people...
by Aja Symone | Aug 17, 2018 | Culture, Lifestyle
My name is not your sad excuse to pronounce each syllable It’s not whatever stereotypical black name you can think of because ?black girl names? all sound the same. So no I don’t understand what you are trying to say No, you can’t call me by a...
by Aja Symone | Jul 10, 2018 | Culture, Lifestyle
So I finally went home. . . I went home to Afrika. West Afrika to be exact. 21 hours of travel and weeks of preparation and checklists one would have thought I would have been perfectly fine traveling abroad. Yeah, sure I was physically fine and prepared with every...
by Aja Symone | Jun 26, 2018 | Culture
It’s no new phenomena that black women and love are two interacting variables. Of which love is one in which many people believe that black women can?t ??successfully? obtain. Black women, being the epitome of forgiveness and love, are characterized as being...
by Aja Symone | Nov 28, 2017 | Culture, Experience
Fashion, the world where conventional meets creative expression. Fashion encompasses emotion, attitude, and time; all of which makes many moments unforgettable. One young, up and coming designer understands the multifaceted language that is fashion and is using it to...
by Aja Symone | Nov 28, 2017 | Culture
Poor school systems, food droughts, and recycling violence are enough to stop any flourishing young mind. Chicago, one city that is home to so many different groups of people and environments. From one side to the very next, different realities are being experienced...
