Live With No Regrets
What we lose by not trying
I’ve always been in love with him, since we were kids. There wasn’t much to explain, except he and I just seemed to fit. We … Continue reading
Ayisha Elliott
Ayisha Elliott’s podcast Black Girl From Eugene is raw and uncensored monologues and conversations about living while Black in the PNW. Listen locally at 11 am Sundays on Facebook Live; simulcast on KEPW 97.3 FM. Audio found on all major podcasting platforms. You can support BGFE at Patreon.com/Blackgirlfromeugene_1.
Author: Ayisha Elliott
The Oppression of Suffering
A COVID meditation on the pandemic and the system’s attacks on the body
A violent attack, PTSD, anxiety, oppression, COVID, depression — we, as a society, are entrenched in a myriad of suffering, experienced collectively, voluntarily or not. The byproduct … Continue reading
Loss
Our humbled truth
The time of COVID — 2020, 2021 — was incredible for many many reasons. One poignant reason, I think we can agree on is loss: … Continue reading
But, context.
Historical context, Black bodies and vaccines
“This country is under structural transformation. In a very real way. Our worth and our value is not supposed to be compared to the worth … Continue reading
The Protectors
Where are the men in stopping the Texas abortion ban?
This piece may howl conformity of gender roles, and even assume sexuality, and it is not directly intended to do so. However, I’m going to … Continue reading
Triggered?
It’s time the Olympics gets its act together
For the first time in recent history, a number of Black athletes are speaking up about how they’ve been treated, are currently treated and how … Continue reading
Choose Kindness
Kindness and niceness are not the same thing
There’s a debate about the truth behind being “nice” and being “kind.” Nice is polite, a gesture that is for the most part an empty … Continue reading
Out Loud
Name white man's violence
Tragedy strikes — again, and then again. After the initial shock from the swift return to the realities of pre-COVID white man violence towards any … Continue reading
Interracial Dating
It still requires that both sides be committed to a lot of work
I don’t speak for everyone, but I will say a good majority don’t disagree with the statement that interracial dating is difficult. Black and white dating … Continue reading
Examine Your White Privilege
The Jan. 6 insurrection calls attention to the need to examine unconscious participation in systematic racism
Dear White People: We all witnessed the uncorked anger of white people feeling robbed of their privilege. White privilege, for white people, is hard to … Continue reading