Written by: Serena Sengupta I have a love-hate relationship with my hair. Growing up, I envied the long, sleek, straight hair I saw on the television. No singular pieces of hair emerging from their part line, no frizzy ends. Their hair didn’t stand up on edge or have a mind and personality of its own.Continue reading “The Curly Hair Dilemma”
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Romanticism of the Black Woman
Written by: Tyonna Ashby The main character, the love interest, was always the blonde haired, fair skinned, blue eyed girl. So growing up I associated that with love and beauty. As someone who never fit that bill I thought I’d be alone forever, growing up in small towns didn’t help. I found even when IContinue reading “Romanticism of the Black Woman”
Red Flags & Green Lights
Written by: Dalyah Schiarizza Navigating dating and romantic relationships has not been easy for me growing up. Throughout middle school and high school, I didn’t have many boyfriends or talking stages, so this is not my area of sheer expertise. I often thought that the boys in my grade never liked me because I wasContinue reading “Red Flags & Green Lights”
The Factors Impacting My Mental Health Last Semester
Written by: Anonymous The 2021 fall semester was my very first experience at university. As a first year student, the new university environment was an overwhelming but enjoyable experience. Throughout the semester, there were most definitely fluctuations with my mental health, and understanding these fluctuations early in the semester allowed me to adjust and developContinue reading “The Factors Impacting My Mental Health Last Semester”
Love
Written by: Shayla Joshi Love. I believe love is the greatest thing we have. It knows no boundaries, no barriers, no rules. Love is what holds us all together. I think there’s a misconception that love is just romantic. The idea that love is something exclusive alluding to only a figment of “the one” isContinue reading “Love”
A Good Wife- Introduction
Written by: Niroshini Mather Welcome to the QWOCC Book Club! Each month we will be sharing a book related to our monthly themes that shares stories about or written by women of color. Historically, women’s book clubs were more than just a gathering of friends to share opinions on favorite characters or plot twists. Rather,Continue reading “A Good Wife- Introduction”
A Double-Edged Sword: My Mental Health
Written by: Mehak Narula Being a woman of colour already has many challenges, and mental health is one of them. Coming from an Indian immigrant household, mental health is something that isn’t talked about at all. The suppression of this conversation made me feel very confused with how to tackle my mental health, to theContinue reading “A Double-Edged Sword: My Mental Health”
My Superpower & My Kryptonite – Reflecting on Being a Woman of Color
Written by: Sylvia Kathirkamanathan My views on being a woman of colour have fluctuated my entire life, finally plateauing in recent years as this source of immense pride and appreciation. It is a slice of my identity that has always been undeniably mine and opened the gates for me to explore other aspects of myContinue reading “My Superpower & My Kryptonite – Reflecting on Being a Woman of Color”
Are You Brown Enough?
Written by: Aliya Kermali Being a woman of colour, I’ve found myself stuck in the middle of this impossible spectrum more times than I can count. Apparently, there’s an unachievable standard we need to live up to and maintain, that I just never knew about. We’re just never good enough. Growing up in a diverseContinue reading “Are You Brown Enough?”
The Resiliency of Being a Black Woman
Written by: Tyonna Ashby Strong, proud, resilient, courageous. Black women struggle and push through adversity every single day. It’s what makes us strong. Having to achieve more than what others think is possible to stay on top and pushing ourselves past the point of exhaustion is something that we live with every day. What doContinue reading “The Resiliency of Being a Black Woman”
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