Confession time! And I know that this is going to be an unpopular one for some of you, given that I make part of my living as a blogger using social media platforms. But here we go… I feel deeply that social media platforms—and frankly many parts of the internet—are not our friends. In fact, …
And just like that, we are in crisis mode here at BGIM Media. This is not a post that I thought I would find myself writing, but it seems the same reality that is killing off independent media and content creators elsewhere has abruptly and unexpectedly landed on my doorstep. It was very sudden, and …
I was born in the early 1970s, and despite having two loving parents—including a stay at home mother—I often felt a sense of discomfort in my body in my early years. My younger self didn’t understand that the unease I felt were the growing tentacles of white supremacy constricting around me. Growing up Black and …