Last week was a pretty emotional week for me. For those that do not know, I was showering at night when a man walked up to my bathroom window. He tried to use a flashlight to get a peek at my naked body. Luckily my frosted glass window prevented the…

“Why? Why did you lie to me?” “Because I’m a wild animal.” “You are also a husband and a father.” “I’m trying to tell you the truth about myself.” -Fantastic Mr. Fox It is 2 AM. I am up eating a bowl of cereal and watching Futurama. And in between…

I came across a Reddit thread where a woman admitted that she was afraid of men and needed help. Her father struck the fear of his gender in her heart from a young age by telling her that men are pigs. That she should stay away from them because they…

A man stood by my bathroom window to watch me shower tonight. I was busy washing my hair when I turned my head to see small, quick flashes of white circles from a flashlight trying to come through the frosted glass window. I was perplexed, and I stood there while…

I received a message through my website from a disgruntled individual. I believe this person was a man, but it could’ve been a woman. However, I am going to assume this sad soul was a black man. The very first sentence read as follows: “Whenever you talk about the black…

It was a promising summer Saturday in New York City. I was over my friend’s house gathering ingredients to prepare a delicious lunch of baked salmon, along with healthy sides of eggplant, kale, and rice. After lunch we were planning to spend the day at the beach later that afternoon. …

“My future smells like freshly printed money.” Sanni Lark I spoke to my mother on the phone today. After the dreaded bullshit pleasantries we exchanged, because I am always suspicious of anyone calling randomly to “check up on me,” she asked how my writing was going. “It’s fine,” I replied…

Relationships are about service. A woman is ready to be in partnership with a man when she can give herself to a man without feeling robbed. Are you willing to be of service to your partner? Can you see yourself trusting a man without him hurting you? Of course a…

“Protect black girls by birthing and raising them in loving, healthy environments, far removed from communities that only know death, poverty, destruction, and violence. Keep black girls sheltered away from the fate of this culture. That’s how you do your part in keeping them alive.” Sanni Lark The same black…