Welp.
It has indeed been a VERY long minute since I’ve dropped something on EU, but that’s what racism at work, re-moving across the country traumatized because of racism at work and creating your own Black media brand because of racism at work will do to ‘ya!
Instead of having a space to word dump my thoughts, I am creating The bQ. Newsletter, a writing platform to accompany my creative brand, blaQplight. With news as one of our sectors, we’re starting a monthly newsletter that includes sports, music reviews, long-form features, literature and other aspects of what’s the word in our world.
The bQ. Newsletter will also feature other writers, including Brooklyn-based journalist Elijah Hamilton who’s starting with a music review.
We’re prioritizing ourselves, but transforming it from my perspective to the community’s narratives, histories and perspectives. This is going to range from a health article from your fav analytical, uptight Black STEM scientist to your ass-shaking stripper who wants to run for Congress. (If this is a real story and I don’t know about it, let ME know).
I wrote this goodbye email as a farewell, but also as an ask to join me at The bQ. Newsletter. We plan to drop the first edition on Sept. 14, at 9 a.m. E.T.
This will be a fun, wild yet wavy ride. I can’t wait to jump in this unapologetically blaQ bag with y’all. If you enjoyed my content for EU, The bQ. Newsletter is right up your alley.
Please subscribe, before I have to ask you to please not look away like the Wiki girls do each Christmas. Excited to get this journey started with you all!
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P.S. - PLEASE don’t look away.