Blogging while Black

I feel strange when I tell people I’m still figuring out my Blackness… but that’s the truth. To clarify, I spent most of my adult life in Jamaica, then moved to Canada for school. I am still figuring out what my Blackness means in this Canadian context, especially as an immigrant woman. While classism and colour prejudice exists in Jamaica, it pales in comparison to racism in North America.

Representation matters

I have been blogging for a while, and transitioning into the North American blogging space was … interesting. I realized that most bloggers, especially lifestyle bloggers, did not look like me. Sometimes I felt disconnected when reading their content; because as a Black, immigrant woman my experience is not the same as theirs. Our privilege is not the same. If we’re going to keep it 💯: there are times when I feel alienated in this blogging space. Representation matters.

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Elevating voices

I would like to use this platform to elevate the voices of Black bloggers, who are claiming a space online that looks like us, feels like us and caters to us. Check out some of the resources below curated by Black bloggers. Please feel free to add links to any other blogging resources by Black creators in the comment section.

mini-Directory of Black bloggers

Travel

• KayySmoveeReviews by Kayy
• My Anguilla Experience

Food

• Chenee Today by Chenée

Blogging tips

• Blogging Girly by Nana

Wedding

• Live & Wed by Tatiana

Mommy/ Baby Blog

• A Toast to Champaine
• My Sydney James by Amber
• Tayla Chenelle by Tayla
• Mother and Baby Love by Debbie

Lifestyle

• Dani does stuff by Danielle
• Senegarujin by Oulichan
• Sincerely Victoria by Victoria
• Shades of Tatiana by Je’Ana
• Fashion, Life, Coffee by Laurasha
• It’s a Healthy Lifestyle by Dr. Jameelah Nelson
• TK Love and Lifestyle by River
• Life with Kayla D
• Tanisa Nadira
• Crystallace Fenn
• Radiant Pearl Living by Stacy
• Moving Fearlessly by Gina
• English Lass Gigi by Denise

Consumer Journalism

• Niecyisms by Denise

Finance

• Joliesa
• Investadvisor by Pachalo

Tech

• Tammy Tech by Tamarah

Relationships

• Breathe, Hustle, Glow by Krystal

Disney Blog

• I’ll Make Your Magic by Olivia

Theatre

• Life from the Wings by Cierre

If you’d like to be featured, shoot us an email or send us a message on any social media platform.

For context: Check out this blog post (specifically weeks 11 and 12) for some context regarding the thought process behind this blog post ⬇️