My Secret to Thriving as a Black Engineer? It Started With My Hair
Mechanical engineering taught Malaika how to solve complex problems, but her natural hair taught her how to show up for herself.
Conversations
Is ‘Hustle Culture’ Stealing our Joy?
Hustle culture lied to us--it is possible to create, achieve and dream without working 24/7.
‘Do it scared!’ Tyra the Creative on How to Overcome the Fears Holding us Back
We all experience those moments of fear and paralysis, where we're wary to take that step out of unfamiliar territory. Actress Tyra Morrison shares how she's overcome her fears of uncomfortability and new challenges in this interview with Un-ruly.
What makes you Black, British, Nigerian or all three?
Photographer Tols Abeni explores identity in her new project 'We Are: Black British Nigerian.’ The photographs and interview series explores the nuances, complexities, intricacies and joys of the Black British Nigerian identity.
The One Where My Mom Dies
As a Black woman, grief was a luxury that I didn’t have time for and no one else had time for me to fall apart.
What It Was Like Getting My Second COVID Shot
Like many, I had my reservations but I realized they were rooted in fear and not logic.
Dealing With The Fallout: How Black Women Work Through Postpartum Hair Loss
"Breathe, postpartum hair loss is normal. Your body just went through a whole lot. Take your vitamins, drink your collagen and it will be fine..." Read on for a deeper look at how to deal epic shedding.
My Relationship With Therapy #BlackMentalHealth
No one really tells you the proper way to heal from rejection or failed relationships, you need someone to process those feelings with and that’s what a therapist can do.
My Belly or My Hair?
I know one thing for sure: I look like a totally different person and instantly gain acceptance, attention, and the assumption that I am what my educational and professional skills say that I am and even more.
2020: A Blueprint for Surviving all the Sh*t Life Will Continue to Throw At Us
One day we’ll be looking back at 2020 wondering, how the HELL did we get through all that?!
Ice, Ice Baby: Why I Froze My Eggs at 24
To me, the choice was always for me, by me and my health and age shouldn’t have had a role in that choice. I wanted to give myself options. So, I did.
(I Think) I’m a Fraud
I was 30,000 feet in the sky, on a private plane, surrounded by white men old enough to be my dad - when it hit me: this table wasn’t made for me, but I snatched a seat for myself anyway.
