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It’s a platform for Black women, and the name represents a triple entendre that explores dating men, dating places(travel), and experiencing everyday life through my lens as a Black woman.
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“How are you feeling today, Yasmine?”
I paused and sighed deeply, tilting my head back in exasperation. I had experienced a wide range of emotions since our last session, so I didn’t know where to start, but I knew one thing: out of all my emotions, there was one more prevalent and pervasive than the others.
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I worry that, because African American culture has struggled to achieve recognition internally and externally, the audience is frequently misrepresented or deprioritized. This is further complicated in the face of gentrification and history that never gets told.
Back in the summer of 2019, when my then girlfriends, Michelle and Jordan, still resided in NYC, we met for a park date at Brooklyn Bridge City Park.
Somehow the stars had aligned, because I ordered a rideshare to get to the park, and when we stopped to pick up the co-rider, it turned out to be Jordan! What were the odds? [Read More]