Aja Barber

Have we all been problematic in the past? Oh hell yes. I know I have.

I've been really trying to think about every purchase I make and its overall impact on the world. However, I recently broke code and indulged in the Marimekko for Target collection.

In 2015, to be a woman (and a black woman at that) among the general public means having to keep your defenses up.

It’s going to be a very frugal holiday season in 2017. Let’s get crafting and make homemade holiday presents for everyone!

I refuse to write some sort of inane rubbish about how sweatshirts are the new sweatshirt.

We can never get enough handy gift guides, so we asked our lovely writer Aja what she has planned for her holiday shopping this year.

Hiiiiii people! These issues aren’t going away. And neither am I. So scroll on by if it bothers you.

Recently I went through another round of unfriending on Facebook. It keeps things tidy, the arguments thoughtful and my head from exploding. This time around I just got rid of any white person that felt passionate about "certain political topics," but wasn't showing up for people of color, as we watch the meteoric rise of fascism in America and police violence. I’m not obligated to educate anyone for free, especially if they don’t appear to be absorbing what I’m saying or having the tough conversations on their wall with their peers.

There are so few people in this world who can bring very many strong, stoic people to their knees in the hour of death.

If gentrification bothers you, the first thing you have to ask yourself is “Am I part of the problem?” The world is better when it’s more diverse