Happy birthday boo! 🩷

I CANT BELIEVE THEY ARE TAKING BOOKTOK FROM ME. 🧎🏽‍♀️

This audiobook is so good but it’s kinda scary and I don’t like listening while I’m alone because why am I, the reader, questioning reality now 😭

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

I miss randomly making out with ppl in the club I plan on never seeing again.

Who is yelping McDonald’s?

A white square with black text reading, “I remember in a recent interview you spoke about your support of the trans community, because you said: "I see that transgender youngsters are the ones who are helping to take planet Earth into the galaxy because we're going to run into other life forms that our gender does not matter." Can you speak about that a bit? I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation. They're breaking down —I don't have the word for it right now-but it's gender prejudice, and [the idea that] somebody has decided that they can tell you who you are, what your name should be, and how you should look.”

A white square with black text reading, “And those youngsters are saying, "No, I can decide who I am, what my name should be." Everybody's mad at me like, You should be a girl because we've decided you're a girl. And they say, "Well, who the hell are you?" I can decide that I'm a boy. And if it makes me happy, what does it mean to you? And I can decide that my name is John. And if you don't like that my name is Geraldine, why can't you name yourself? And if the people who know you and love you— or have to talk to you, maybe they don't even love you but they have to talk to you-you can tell them, "This is my name, and I would like to be referred to in that way."

A white square with black text reading, “But when we go into the galaxy, a life-form may say, "Who are you?" Well, there's no point in talking to another life-form and [saying] "I'm a boy or a girl," because it may have no meaning. That may mean nothing to them. So what you're going to say is, "I am a life form from the third planet, from the yellow sun," therefore giving yourself an identity. You don't have an identity because you say, "I'm a boy, I'm a girl, I'm a Jew or Gentile, I'm a Catholic or Baptist." That doesn't mean anything once you get beyond the prejudices of Earth. So yeah, I think the transgender students are really brave because they're taking a lot of flack for just wanting to be themselves and to have the right to have their own name. I think that's incredibly brave, and I think that they're absolutely right to want to do that. To want to own themselves.”

Nikki Giovanni staunchly supported trans folks, especially trans youth. Her encouragement is a balm.

“I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation.”

You don’t

Favorite holiday romcoms?

Audiobook screenshot of Did You Hear About Kitty Karr.

If 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The Vanishing Half had a book baby (two of my favorite books, mind you) I’m enjoying Kitty Karr!

I’m actually rooting so hard for her EGOT 😭 hate when an evil bitch is that talented sorry!

I stopped praying on her downfall

I’m re-watching HTGAWM right now. It’s such a chaotic good time.

Remembering Chadwick Boseman on his birthday (November 29, 1976– August 28, 2020)💙🕊️

Watching Little Women (2019) for the first time…

Fuck Talib Kweli

SWEET HEAT, coming July 2025 🍬🔥

Malakai & Kiki return. Thank you to everyone on this journey with us. We would be so honoured for you to join us for this next chapter❤️ Growth & mess. Team KiKai let's go! Pre-order here: geni.us/SweetHeat

Brandy is still insane for what she did on When You Touch Me

Book- All That We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore

Trying to get through some books that I own that are on the good reads awards.

My weekend in media

Oh damn lol I liked it

Did y’all watch The Piano Lesson yet?

Everyone is being so weird about Cynthia & Ariana being emotional about a film they spent a chunk of their lives on lol. They are musical theatre people, it's really not a big deal! Nothing wrong with extreme earnestness!

You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

The cover and the title pulled me in omg immediately adding to my TBR

It sucks because they’re still handsome they just will never live up to how stunning their daddy is 😭

It’s been mine for like 15 years 😭 I love it so much

now why do you need a fragrance to last 48 hours? go wash your ass

Omg I’m obsessed

illustration of a vibrant Black hair salon with various clients and stylists doing hair. The scene is filled with dynamic energy, showcasing clients getting their hair braided, styled, and flat ironed. The space is warmly lit, with salon tools and hair products visible on counters and shelves. In the background, a stylist sweeps the floor while a child sits under the dryer.

“The Shop”