A word of encouragement. With the media painting pictures of comparison, whether it’s telling black girls to look a certain way or act a certain way, it can be hard to find your place in the world. That is why it is important that we learn to love ourselves for who we are so that we don’t base our worth on what we see in the magazines and on social media. I'm sure that some of you have asked yourself these questions. Where do I fit in? I'm not like her, I don't dress like the

A word of encouragement. One word. How can the weight of one word feel so heavy at times? I've contemplated this question for, honestly, probably as long as I can remember. The answer I always end up coming back to is — The weight of a word is directly proportional to the amount of faith we have in it. See, this makes perfect sense to me because Faith can feel equally as heavy as Believe. Now, why do two words, that seem undoubtedly positive, feel so intimidating at times