#Blackness | Black Girls Abroad

Love is an Open Door

No, Frozen is not my favorite Disney movie, but it is clever in a lot of ways, especially the music. “Love is an Open Door” is one of the so

Ethnic Discrimination in Qatar

The discrimination I grew up with in the U.S. for two decades was different than the discrimination in Qatar because the two countries have

A New Definition of Diverse

In the U.S., no matter how often we claim the whole “melting pot” shtick, residents of non-white backgrounds always wind up being otherized.

Beauty & Blackness in Qatar

As is the case in many Arab countries, Qatar had a very prominent beauty & makeup scene. So, today we’re going to talk about just a few

Pack Your Juices & Berries

Let’s discuss the black hair situation in Qatar. How did local black people wear their hair? How did I wear my hair? How did people react to

Being a Graduating Senior Exchange Student During the 20th Anniversary at VCUQ

What was VCUQ like compared to VCU? How was the 20th anniversary? How was graduation? What was it like as an exchange student? Boy, there wa

Being Black in Morocco

"What was it like seeing so many people who look like you?" "You went to the motherland! How was it?!" "What was it

Let's Talk About Art

My Moroccan adventure was technically an “arts field study” hosted by the design departments of VCUarts. As you can imagine, the goal of the

Mais Je Ne Parle Qu'Anglais! (Language in Morocco)

Wait . . . what? The languages spoken in Morocco are Arabic and French with some Berber Amazigh scattered here and there. That said, when it

Five Moroccan Cities

I visited 5 cities over the course of 10 days in Morocco. A quick Google search can give you infinite more detail about every city and lists