untitled awkward diaries for the awkward young lady

(from left to right; Camara, Alexis, and Ayo)

For the awkward young lady, 

   When I was younger I had a speech impediment that kept people from understanding me, this forced me to exclude myself from many school activities. By the time I was confident in speech everyone had their cliques, making me even more of a loner. So I slowly became awkward and shy. Being awkward and shy with a resting bitch face has always been a struggle. See the thing is I was never a stuck up person, in all actuality I can't pull together the words to even start a conversation. I'm a cool person, approach me and you'll get nothing but smiles. I am awkward, cute, goofy, smart, and artsy. I am a hibiscus flower grown from concrete. 

    - Camara

For the awkward young lady,  

     Uhh, How can I put this? I'm not really awkward, just more of misunderstood by the ones who don't know me. Others who don't know me try and label me as something I am not. I might seem a little reserved for specific reasons, but I'm very outgoing, to say the least. People from back home, especially friends and family wouldn't look at me as a shy girl. They would know me as a nice, funny, outgoing. and the stylish girl that I've always been. 

    - Alexis

Dear Me,

     I just want to tell you that you're beautiful. You started this life journey looking at yourself as a nobody, as someone who didn't believe that they could make an impact in another person's life. There have been many factors in your life that made you who you are, but those factors don't define you as a whole. You're an intelligent being with many ideas, and instead of you throwing that away trying to be like others, continue doing what you've been doing and pave your way to greatness. There will always be factors in your life that attempt to destroy your name, and if you fall for them, I need you to get back up and continue to strive. Many of the greats have fallen for some craziness so you're not alone, but don't continue to fall, become an unshakable tree. There is still so much to learn, but don't learn with a negative spirit, keep your head high and move with authority!

With passion and love,

Your Light

    - Ayo

Empower The Black Girl; The Queen

Black Girls are an absolute ray of sunshine. We are sometimes told otherwise in the society that we live in, but it is necessary that we continue to love ourselves and put ourselves first. It is also important that we continue to spread awareness of the beautiful black girl and get her to the level of  enormous recognition. There are many factors that don't want the average black girl to win, but the more awareness there is, the stronger our bond will be and the more opportunities that will be given to her.

As we stand up and continue to let our voices be heard, we need to come to the realization that we are all sisters. No matter where you come from, whether it be Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, or North America, we are all family. There are many sisters who fail to realize this fact and we bash each other and neglect each other to make ourselves feel better. This is an issue I feel isn't brought up enough, but it is a true reality and is an experience faced daily. This is true for many other groups and communities, but as a minority and a people that have already experienced oppression, why add to the fire by hurting our own? We need to encourage each other. 

The only way we can improve as a whole and take back what is truly ours is to boost each other up. There should be an encouragement given to black owned businesses. There should be an encouragement forcing each other to not give up. There should be aid when there's a cry out for help. And I know not everyone is deserving and some may cause you pain, but the more good, the less evil to come. It takes an act of kindness to change a community, but if no one is kind, how will there be change? As humans, we love to attack issues with violence or get our revenge on those who did us wrong. In any time you have acted out of anger, what did you gain? Usually we don't gain anything other than the short-lived joy of our actions. We need to love each other and stop the bullying and become one of a stronger nation. We need to beat out the negativity and claim the royalty! 

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