“People have a perspective of Islam, and so [Uploaded] is about showing the many sides of Muslims and showing that we are human. We struggle, we have things that we go through.” Boshia Rae-Jean is not your everyday woman. She is a black Muslim femcee and is unapologetic about …
“You have vitiligo, you can’t change that, so it’s either you loath in self-pity, or you do something about it. Turn your negative into a positive.” Those are the words that turned Aiesha Robinson’s life around. I met Aiesha nearly ten years ago. At the time, we were both …
“NOTHING ABOUT OUR STORY BEGAN IN A COMFORTABLE PLACE. WE WOULD LIKE WOMEN TO SEE THAT TRAVEL AND PERSONAL GOALS ARE POSSIBLE, EVEN WHEN YOU START FROM A SHIT PLACE OR YOU SIMPLY DON’T HAVE THE TIME.” I FIRST CAME ACROSS ASHLEY AND BRITTNIE, THE FOUNDERS AND BADASS WOMYN …
I USED TO HATE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I FOUND THAT IT BROUGHT OUT THE WORST OF PEOPLE, THAT IT WAS A SUPERFICIAL WORLD, A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO HIDE BEHIND THEIR COMPUTERS AND BUILD UP THEIR EGOS. OK SURE, THERE’S STILL A LOT OF THAT, BUT THERE’S ALSO A LOT …
