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ARCHULETACHISOLM
Journalist - Author - Poet
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Mar 22, 20213 min read
Here's Where It's Safe to Take Off Your Mask
In the midst of a divorce many years ago, I found myself weighed down with anxiety and depression. I reached out to family and friends...
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Ignorance Is Still Not Bliss, Sharon
We’ve all had some time to process Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, as they dropped bombs of racism and just...
Mar 8, 20212 min read
International Women's Day: Recognizing All Women
Women’s History Month began as a one-week celebration in March 1982. After being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project,...
Mar 1, 20212 min read
When You're Really Just Trying to Survive
As a writer, you never know when or if you’ll get that big break. You write and write and pray that someone out there will take notice of...
Feb 21, 20213 min read
Creative Women of the Harlem Renaissance
In the 1920’s, creative and intellectual life thrived within African American communities in the North and Midwest, but nowhere more so...
Feb 18, 20212 min read
You Are Your Best Thing
There’s a moment in Toni Morrison’s book Beloved when male character, Paul D, tells the main female character, Sethe, “You are your best...
Feb 15, 20213 min read
5 Life Lessons I Learned from 'The Color Purple'
In December, The Color Purple will celebrate 36 years of changing the landscape of Black movies and how our stories are told. Based on...
Jan 25, 20213 min read
When Black Women Lead: Michele Ghee
There are Black women who speak truth to power every day, and Michele Ghee is one of them. She is the new CEO of Ebony and Jet magazines,...
Nov 9, 20203 min read
Thank You, Black Women
As we look back over this year, it can be safely said that it’s been rough. We had to endure the loss of basketball legend Kobe Bryant,...
Oct 26, 20203 min read
Hair Can Be A Killer (Spoiler Alert)
"Bad Hair" is a comedy-horror that explores the stereotypes Black women face when it comes to their hair, and a weave goes terribly wrong.
Oct 12, 20203 min read
Why My Upcoming Book Is Specifically For Black Women
Why it is so important that my next book focuses on Black women.
Oct 5, 20203 min read
What Meg Said
Megan the Stallion's performance definitely made a statement for the protection of Black women and injustice.
Sep 28, 20202 min read
The Importance of Electing Black Women
When we elect Black women, we save ourselves. Period.
Sep 21, 20202 min read
Selective Hearing Of Black Women
It's time to start hearing and trusting the voice of Black women.
Sep 17, 20202 min read
The Putting On of Blackness
Black women don't have the luxury of taking off our Blackness when it's convenient.
Sep 7, 20202 min read
5 Podcasts That Will Change Your Outlook on Life
Sharing 5 podcasts (all created and hosted by Black women) that will completely change your outlook on life.
Aug 24, 20203 min read
The Significance of Kamala Harris
Black women have rallied around Kamala Harris, but not Black men. Why her nomination is significant for us all.
Aug 17, 20202 min read
How to Put Down the Superwoman Cape
It's time to change the narrative of what a "strong black woman" is.
Aug 10, 20202 min read
Black Women Have Mental Health Concerns Too
Wearing the mask is something Black women are doing every day. The normalized chaos needs to end.
Jul 27, 20203 min read
Black Women's Pain Is Not Funny
There has been a long-standing thread of disrespect towards Black Women. It's not funny. It has to stop.
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