Reviews. Poetry. Personal Stories and more from a Black girl’s perspective.
by Rae’s Violet
Catscreativecorner is the expressive zone of Catherine, a Dallas-based poet. All located on Instagram in a mix of spoken word videos and text posts, her poems show vulnerability as she figures out identity, finds love and heartbreak, self-empowerment, nature and more.
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It’s amazing how much one can get done with a doppelganger and a bundle of conflicts in 19th century England.
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When the worlds of adolescent struggles and spirituality collide…
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An action-packed romance full of suspense! It shattered all my expectations of a regular romance novel.
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I honestly never planned on reading this book simply because I thought, “I’m Black, I’m antiracist by default! Why would I waste my time on this book?”
Well, I’m here today to let you know my time was not wasted, and I learned that racism transcends Blackness and Whiteness. It also forced me to take a long, deep look inside myself and everything I thought I was doing right and just how pervasive and deep-rooted this country’s racism really is.
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Disturbing and thought-provoking. This is a rather sinister take on a future of social media influencers and inequality.
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There’s a lot to unpack, but it’s worth a read. Gives single folks a renewed appreciation for single life.
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by Rae’s Violet
Dallas rapper Chris Henyard’s EP Fall Tapes, Vol. 1 is good for chilling out and vibing. It dropped December 4, his first EP following his recent album, The IG Collection. Fall Tapes Vol. 1 has mellow, chill lyricism over moody beats that speak to the emotions brought on by a rough year.
I did a track-by-track rundown for what you can expect from this 8 minute EP!
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I went through all the trouble of writing this weekly journal for Race Psychology and prof decides the day before to notify us it’s scrapped, not due! I didn’t want to waste that time and energy for nothing.
