America’s Obsession with Being PHAT!

~Shemeka Michelle    I’m not exactly sure when I first heard the word PHAT. It was probably in middle school used by a group of semi-cool (hahaha don’t try and come for me) guys that called themselves the Bally Boys. They made it very clear that it wasn’t the usual fat that meant overweight. There was no guessing that for …

I’m Not 20 Years Old Anymore and My How Things Have Changed!

~Shemeka Michelle    The older I get the more things seem to change. Things that concerned me when I was twenty years old are no longer a priority. There are also some things that I overlooked at twenty that I can NOT ignore now.   At 20 I cared about the shoes a man wore. Now I care more about …