Category CHERYL CHIEWPosted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020MY 72-HOUR DIGITAL DETOX: WHAT I LEARNED AFTER DITCHING MY PHONE Credit: Jeshoots By: Cheryl Chiew Since the Singapore government declared citizens stay home and social distance because of the COVID…
Category CONTRIBUTORPosted on August 7, 2020August 12, 2020WHERE IS THE LOVE: ADDRESSING THE LACK OF EMPATHY FOR BLACK WOMEN + THEIR TRAUMA Credit: @theestallion By: Escher Walcott During the early stages of her career, Rapper Megan Thee Stallion has been able to win the l…
Category CHERYL CHIEWPosted on July 31, 2020UNLEARNING PERFECTIONISM AND HOW I TAUGHT MYSELF THAT I AM GOOD ENOUGH Credit: Retha Ferguson By: Cheryl Chiew I had my first perfectionism lesson at 5 years old when I brought my first report card home. …
Category CONTRIBUTORPosted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020THE NATURAL HAIR MOVEMENT REIMAGINED Credit: Suad Kamardeen By: Trischan Laing Hot combs, perm rod sets, and hours under the dryer so that our beautiful curls could be h…
Category CHERYL CHIEWPosted on July 23, 2020July 23, 20205 WAYS I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT VEGANISM Credit: Wendy Wei By: Cheryl Chiew If you grew up in a Chinese family, you’ve probably heard your mum say “eat the meat, don’t eat th…
Category CONTRIBUTORPosted on July 22, 2020July 22, 20205 UK BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES TO KNOW AND SUPPORT By: Escher Walcott The last few weeks of protests have urged a call for social change in many ways, including the public support of blac…
Category CONTRIBUTORPosted on July 22, 2020BREAKING GENERATIONAL CURSES: THE FIRST UNIVERSITY GRADUATE Credit: Honey Yanibel Cruz By: Trischan Laing “That’s for poor children,” I told my mom when she asked why I refused to buy the gover…
Category CHERYL CHIEWPosted on July 21, 2020July 21, 20203 WAYS I PURSUED A MINIMALIST LIFE AND RECLAIMED MY PRODUCTIVITY Credit: Bongkarn Thanyakij By: Cheryl Chiew The world we live in is obsessed with productivity and having more. If we’re not hustling…
Category CONTRIBUTORPosted on July 16, 2020SIX ARTIST OF COLOR YOU NEED TO KNOW By: Jessica Turner We all know the typical “greats” in museums: Van Gough, Da Vinci, O’Keefe to name a few. However, I felt that there …
Category CONTRIBUTORPosted on July 10, 2020FIVE WOC ILLUSTRATORS, YOU NEED TO KNOW By: Mell Green When it comes to graphic design, WOC are absolutely killing the game right now. With so many spaces being made only for w…