Listening to My Body

Although I’ve proclaimed the gospel of mind-body connection (as above, so below—my mental state and my physical body are not islands in the same stream, they’re the water and the flow), I needed The Universe to teach me how it feels with a mallet, so I threw out my...

Being Lesbian in a Black Body

Being born Black and lesbian often feels like a misadventure in nature. Forcibly inducted into an oppressed and ousted minority, then expelled by demonization creating an experience not understood or welcomed by many. You find yourself constantly under attack and no...

The Main Character

This black history month, I would like to celebrate the second coming of Christ. Or as modern historians would call it, “Beyonce”. Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter was born September 4th, 1981 but today I don’t want to talk about the woman. I want to talk about the...

Ode to Me

I’m Drea. A 22-year-old poet and entrepreneur from the Bronx. Life is pretty good right now, and business is thriving. My story is interesting. Getting here was not a straight and easy path. In fact, I’ve tripped more times than I can count. Sometimes I didn’t know if...