Christine Kix
When it Comes to Gun Violence, America Could Learn a Thing From Australia
When people ask me why I moved from America to Australia, I hate to admit that one of the reasons was gun violence. It seems almost...
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Christine Kix
Jun 2, 2016
Singlism: How Single Adults Face Discrimination
A conversation I once had with an Uber driver… Him: How old are you? Me: 28. Him: You got kids? Me: Nope. Him: Are you married? Me: Nope....
Christine Kix
Apr 7, 2016
Why Don't More Black Girls Play 'White Sports'?
About 50 years after racial segregation had been outlawed in the US, Gabby Douglas made her historical Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer...
Christine Kix
Mar 25, 2016
Is Giving an Engagement Ring Equivalent to Paying Bride Price?
A few months ago, I wrote an article about the bridewealth custom (also known as bride-price) practiced in many Sub-Saharan African...
Christine Kix
Mar 14, 2016
Why We Need Diverse Black Stories in Hollywood
The recent outcry over the lack of minority representation in Hollywood (#OscarsSoWhite) highlights the longstanding issue that there...
Christine Kix
Jan 21, 2016
Is Female Virginity Over-Valued?
Don’t have sex until you’re married: that pretty much sums up the sex education I received as a prepubescent girl. Meanwhile, the boys...
Christine Kix
Jan 14, 2016
Rethinking the 'American Dream'
Get married, buy a house with a white picket fence, fill it with 2 children, and buy a minivan—this is the “American Dream” and the...
Christine Kix
Jan 5, 2016
I Didn't Wear a Bra to Work for a Week
At age 10, there was nothing I wanted more than to wear a bra. Some girls in my grade had already started wearing training bras, and I...
Christine Kix
Dec 10, 2015
Why Some African Cultures Need to Let Go of the Bridewealth Custom
As a Black girl growing up in Sub-Saharan Africa, I never questioned the merits of the long-standing bridewealth custom (locally referred...
Christine Kix
Nov 24, 2015
What Happened When I Rocked My Locks at Work
In my last article, I left off at the point where I had decided to no longer cover-up my locs with a wig at work. What I didn’t tell you...
Christine Kix
Nov 17, 2015
I Had to Wear a Wig to Get Hired
People are superficial. Time and time again studies have proved that most people (whether consciously or unconsciously) make judgments...
Christine Kix
Oct 8, 2015
Preference or Fetish?
I gleefully ran my hands up his bare chest; his washboard abs made it easy to forgive his Justin Beiber- hairstyle. He traced his lips up...
Christine Kix
Jun 6, 2015
Single by Choice? Not For Black Women
It’s officially cuddle season in Australia! The last time you heard from me I had failed to secure a boo thang for the cold months ahead...
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