The Memorial of a Shy Black Girl

What's up, family?! I hope you are all doing so well and having an amazing start to May :) Y'all, I'm so excited for this diary entry as it's something that was heavily on my heart and I just thought it was really important to talk about. Navigating expectations from your family is not easy, and sometimes, our family, unintentionally or unknowingly, can cause more pressure than they realize, and i...

What's up, family?! In this week's diary entry, we're talking about waiting... yeah, we don't like to do much of that, and I know that I definitely don't, but it's so incredibly important to steward good things and the things that matter even in the season of waiting. I've been in a season of waiting for some time now, and it's definitely not easy... it's scary, uneasy, and unpredictable. However,...

What's up, family?! In this week's diary entry, we're talking about the heart, identity, and purpose... I know, it's a heavy topic, but it's so incredibly important to think about and for us to explore together. I thought this was such an important conversation because this is something we go through every day, the constant battle with feeling like we want to be more, like we want more, or like we...

What's up, family?! In this week's diary entry, we're talking about something really interesting... my first relationship, or lack thereof, from God's faithfulness and discernment. This story is pivotal to the permanent version of DaAujana that I believe God is calling me into, so I felt that it was necessary to share this story. I also know that so many of you may be going through or may have gon...

What's up, family?! In this week's diary entry, I wanted to reintroduce myself :) It's been a minute since we were in this space together, so I felt it was only right to start from the beginning and let you guys know about the exciting revamp of our spoken word diary, as well as welcome new listeners into this space! I'm so blessed to be able to come back to this space and share pieces of my life...

Hello, my luvs! I hope all is so well and happiest of holidays✨ Can y'all believe that it's almost 2024?! Crazyyy. Any who, for today's diary entry, we did some sorting, lol... sorting of thoughts to be exact and I dive into conversation about faith, beauty standards, relationships, etc etc. I felt really good about today's entry and it just felt super duper organic today(idk what that really mea...

Ndewo, ezinaụlọ! Ahhhh I missed y'all😭 It has been waaaay too long, but I'm finally back and I'm so excited to be sharing with you guys again. I hope all of you are doing incredibly well and have been showing yourselves lots of love and patience🤎 In this diary entry, I wanted to update y'all on all of the things that have happened since we last spoke(which was in January😗), lol. This semester h...

How far ezinaụlọ (trans: family)?! I hope all of you are doing so incredibly well, I missed you guys- it's been a while and I'm really excited to be back and reflecting as much as possible with you all💫 In this week's diary entry, I did a lil recap of my first semester of sophomore year... I reflected on all of the highs and lows of the semester and some of the things that I had to work through a...

What's up, y'all! I missed you guys(as I always do) and I hope that y'all have been doing so so well😘 In this week's spoken word diary entry we will be talking about silence and how both it and sacrifice go hand in hand. We will also be reflecting on what social justice means to us and what it means when it comes to movement work and creating spaces where we as people of color can form our own ta...

Ndewoo y'all! I hope you guys are doing so- so incredibly well😊 It's been a minute, but I'm back with season ✌🏾 of our spoken word diaries, I missed you guys so much and I'm really excited for y'all to listen in and get an update about what's been going on these past few months that I have been away. I hope all of you guys are well and giving yourselves so much love and care, remember you are wo...

What's up y'all?! I hope all of y'all are doing so well and having such an amazing summer. Can y'all believe that summer is almost over(*tear drop)?! I have to report back to school soon and I don't know how I feel about it, but that's a conversation for later, lol. In this week's diary entry, it's all about how we love and how we choose to express that love. It's similar to the entry about relati...

What's up y'all?! I hope all of you are doing so well! I am really excited about this week's entry because it was really fun to make, like really freakin fun and I'm really excited(also, nervous but not really) for y'all to tune in. In today's entry, I unpack relationships(both romantic and friendly ones) and the things I have drawn from both observation and personal experience. I dive into my own...

What's up, y'all! I hope all of you are doing so well and are having the best summers ever🤎 In this diary entry, I talk about perfectionism, don't we just love it? eye roll , lol. I wanted to unpack the idea of perfectionism and how it's influence has shaped certain times/parts of my life, specifically during high school and my first year of college. When it comes to perfectionism, it's truly a j...

What's up y'all?! I know, it's been a minute and I know that every time I say it's been a minute it's really been years, lol. But, I'm back and I finally have tons of time on my hands, sooooo it's bag time😉 In this diary entry, I wanted to pay tribute to the parents and students of Robb Elementary- this is an event that has shook the nation and so many within the Uvalde community and I wanted to...

Y'all! It's been a minute and I don't have a good reason for my absence and lack of posting, crying in disappointment . I've been kinda really busy with school and exams, but I've really just lacked inspiration as of this past month, but I'm back, for real and I think I have some ideas for topics. In this diary entry though( that's literally from February, oop), we talk about Black History Month a...

What's up y'all?! Boy has it been a minute. . . where has DaAujana been you may be asking. Well, that's a long story. She got the Rhabdo y'all and it took her out for a week, but she survived and she's back and better than eva, doing endless chemistry problems and dreaming about protists in her sleep. In this week's episode, which was actually supposed to be posted way earlier but DaAujana is a pr...

What's up y'all?! In this week's spoken word diary entry, DaAujana reflects on what it truly means to feel alone in a room full of people- I know, it's a real thing- and she shares her stories and the first time she truly felt that she was all by herself even with others. She goes on to briefly talk about social anxiety and societal beauty standards and the impacts that they can have on self confi...

What's up y'all?! I'm so excited that you stopped by to listen to the official introduction for my(our) new spoken word diary. I can't wait for y'all to listen to all the stories, advice, and life lessons that I have for y'all- love you all lots and happy listening!:)