Honestly, Imani Jai

It's that time of year again where all of us college students are gearing up to go back to school, and I thought what better time to get back into the swing of blogging. After months of being tired- of either not knowing what to say or feeling like nothing I had to say...

Tuesday afternoon news came out that the former Hartford University student, Brionna Brochu, will not be facing hate crime charges, and prosecutors will not be filing addition charges against her.

I know we have all heard about this case that happened in October where B...

Recently, the Golden Globes announced that Jordan Peele's film "Get Out" will compete under the comedy/musical catergory in the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. When I first saw the articles on Twitter I thought to myself, "this has to be a joke... right?", but indeed it was...

This past Friday I had the wonderful opportunity of showcasing my grant project and blog, honestlyimanijai, to the community at my event "Obtaining, Maintaining, and Sustaining: Self-care in the Era of Trump". It was a night full of food, fun, and more importantly...

Over the past few weeks it seems that sexual violence has plagued my campus. Every other week there is a report on an alleged sexual assault on the news. It has gotten so bad that even my boyfriend has commented on the frequency of the reports. 

Sexu...

Over the weekend, beauty company, Dove deleted a 3-second clip from its Facebook page over negative feedback on their recent soap commercial. From first glance, the video shows a black woman "changing" into a white woman after using Dove soap. Soon after Dove issued a...

Last week my university's BSU discussed the term, "woke."  The conversation began by asking everyone to define this term.  Responses varied; but generally, the word was defined as:  "Being aware of what is going on around you socially."  Unfortunately, what began as...

Last Friday I had the amazing opportunity to attend The Corner’s Q&A Session featuring Damon Young at The Corner in Oakland. The night gave an opportunity for community members to come and listen to Damon Young talk. The day before I tried to do as much research on Dam...

The summer has been pretty hectic for so far, but I am happy to be back. I also have some great news to share!

Thank God the semester is over and we have all made it this far! Summer is approaching and that means long days of pampering, cute bathing suits, and carefreeness! But summer is only three months long, and the harsh reality of school (and how we pay for it) will be bac...