Category: Reflections

• Stay Love

  

  Reflection on a social media post I saw a tv star make about his wife. I root for lovers. I want them to win. I want them to stay that way.

  Tahirah Walker

  August 12, 2022

  First Drafts, Reflections

• The DJ and The Heart

  

  This was never going to be a great love but it’s nice it never turned into a horrible heartbreak.

  Tahirah Walker

  May 16, 2022

  First Drafts, Reflections, Tahirah Wrote This

  looking back, memory, relationships

• Caste Last Night: A Long Shadow Read

  

  A third standing ovation for Isabel Wilkerson’s talk last night.

  Tahirah Walker

  May 10, 2022

  Anti-Oppression, Equity and Inclusion, Essays, Reflections

• 40 Thoughts I Had While Watching Booberton

  

  I should have been reading. I watched Bridgerton instead. Now I have thoughts.

  Tahirah Walker

  March 27, 2022

  BBL Essentials, First Drafts, Reflections, Tahirah Wrote This

  I should be reading, procrastination binge, Watching Bridgerton

• Armor So Heavy

  

  It’s time to rest and recharge.

  Tahirah Walker

  March 25, 2022

  Career Thoughts, Essays, Reflections, Self Care, Tahirah Wrote This

  Black women writers, career advice, rest and relaxation, self care

• No Really, How Does It Feel?

  

  That time in the year 2000 when my sweet Beatle boy type friend went with me to a D’Angelo concert.

  Tahirah Walker

  March 17, 2022

  BBL Essentials, Commentary Corner, Essays, First Drafts, Reflections, Tahirah Wrote This

  Black women writers, concert memories, looking back

• So…About This Short Bio

  

  When I am faced with the please include a short bio task…

  Tahirah Walker

  February 25, 2022

  Reflections, Tahirah Wrote This

  Black women writers

• Observe, Describe, Participate: A Rejection Story

  

  I have a difficult time processing (some) rejection. This time I tried a new method.

  Tahirah Walker

  January 28, 2022

  Career Thoughts, Essays, Reflections, Self Care, Tahirah Wrote This

  Black women writers, dialectical

• Portrait of The Pandemic as a Grown Man

  

  Something I drafted in January during the Omicron surge.

  Tahirah Walker

  January 23, 2022

  BBL Essentials, Essays, First Drafts, Reflections, Tahirah Wrote This

• My Top 5 Books of 2021: This Is Where We Find Ourselves

  

  This is a celebration of a book that brought me smiles and brought me home. This Is Where We Find Ourselves. Enjoy!

  Tahirah Walker

  December 31, 2021

  Books Books Books, Essays, Letters, Reflections, Ten Most Read

  Black women writers, looking back, Pittsburgh