Ten years ago Helese landed in NYC from SC to attend Marymount Manhattan College and studied Theatre for 1 year. She then pursued music in the tough world of the underground scene of NYC. As a singer she performs in various venues, and created Helese TALKS! in 2007. It started as a local Brooklyn television show covering local events and has since expanded to a YouTube channel and a blog. She now blogs about several aspects of life, personal and public. Helese also models, writes poetry and her own songs. In her own words: “There are things that I believe just need to be seen. If I can just capture them and share them with the world, I’ve fulfilled my purpose. I believe that people just need to see stuff. I think that people need to hear what you’re saying, see you saying it, and that’s why I believe in the still image. That’s why I believe in film. And of course live performance. I’ve always written, always had a strong voice through words, and I wanna let the world feel me that way now. These are the mediums that I work through, and the information is gonna touch who it’s gonna touch. And once I’ve captured the information and put it out there in a compelling way, then I’ve fulfilled my purpose.”
Satisfied look on Issa’s face as she was walking down the street was everything, as the shot panned over what’s looking like my new home…
Missed the last episode? See last week’s review.
Shut up, shut up, shaddap! I can hear everyone now, talkin’ bout, “no, don’t do it Issa, Lawrence is a fuckboy!” Y’all’s dry, lifeless pussies need to snap shut and let a woman live. Issa’s making better…
What can I say about this episode that probably has not already been said? After all, I am 2 days late on my review. The truth is, I don’t know what’s been said because I didn’t look at what other writers have written.
Missed the last episode? See last week’s review.
The process of writing about this show means a lot to me and I just want to keep my reviews pure. Speak from the heart. With that…
Ahhhhh…that’s the feeling I felt while watching the critically acclaimed show, Insecure, in what marks the beginning of the 2nd half of its fourth season. Because it was damn satisfying. Let me tell you why.
Maybe the prior criticisms that were thought to be premature were right – the story was lagging and becoming complacent in its focus on the romantic relationships between Issa, Molly, and…
Insecure Season 4 Episode 5 - Molly and Issa need therapy
Insecure Season 4 Episode 5 – Molly and Issa need therapy
After an afternoon at the lake, I’ve taken off my handmade wig and peeled off my lashes. I’m in the perfect frame of mind to relax into a new episode of Insecure. It’s become a ritual now, and this time, while watching with bae, (and forbidden to provide commentary during the show) I knew I was going to love this episode from the first DM slide.
Insecure Season 4 Episode 4 - My Short Review (Only Insiders Will Get It 😏)
Insecure Season 4 Episode 4 – My Short Review (Only Insiders Will Get It 😏)
For the past few weeks I’ve been doing “lightning reviews” of one of the most-watched televisions shows in history by Black people since the Cosby show. In fact, Issa Rae is more important than the Cosby show because Issa Rae is NOW, and is the voice of a variety of our voices in our very non-monolithic Black generation. (Growing up, I watched the Cosby kids wishing I could be like them. I watch…
Insecure Season 4 Episode 3 - Condola, her fake nice girl facade, and Issa's resentment towards her
Insecure Season 4 Episode 3 – Condola, her fake nice girl facade, and Issa’s resentment towards her
I knew from the thumbnail that it was gonna be a problem. And then I heard the squeal in Issa’s voice when she bumps into Lawrence….with Condola….in her summer fresh skin, boobs poppin, and CORNROWS.
This is the episode where we begin to see that all isn’t well in LaLa land. (LAwrence and CondoLA). And where we see Issa finally getting REAL with her feelings about Lawrence.
How Amber Mark's cover of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" Did and Didn't Surprise Me
How Amber Mark’s cover of Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” Did and Didn’t Surprise Me
It’s just too good.
I’m shocked that:
Heart-Shaped Box is a cover song from Nirvana.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3t9UffGSsulotQbSLrQTWY?si=t7iFDrB3Rn6U2qyxeqyDsA
This rock classic that apparently true rock heads would know is totally lost on me, but when I first heard it (just now) it felt like a home of sorts, musically. I had already embodied Smells Like Teen Spirit and heard countless…
3 Black Women Culture YouTubers You May Have Slept On [JEWELS]
(I had to put this out NOW because it is so good! 😭)
#Yourewelcome
#FOMO. We all deal with it sometimes, when we feel bad about hearing about the latest song 3 months later when everyone has already been boppin’. Imagine the insult and injury added to being a writer; in this world, everything is old by yesterday.
So I forgive you for not knowing about these YouTubers, who have been pushing the…
4 WOC Podcasts You Need to Follow for Spiritual & Self Development [JEWELS]
You’re welcome.
I’m giving them to you like I found them.
I’ve sifted through the ocean of podcasts out there to find the ones that are related to health, wellness, sexuality, and embracing and owning your female core.
These women be droppin’ jewels.
They’re relatable, they curse, and they’re not afraid of ass & titties, i.e. unabashed feminity and sexuality. They identify as BLACK, and I love…
Insecure Episode 2 - Molly, Issa, and Issa's THREElationship
Insecure Episode 2 – Molly, Issa, and Issa’s THREElationship
My thoughts and feelings on Season 4, Episode 2 of one of the top shows on HBO – Insecure.
Why does it seem like every time we watch another episode of Insecure, they shave a few minutes off of the episode?I can’t believe they left us hanging like that – is it going to be the end of the season that we finally see why Issa and Molly are no longer friends?
S E M I ⧭ S O L I D (oobleck) is a playlist made solely of new artists and their best and most current work. They’re still proving themselves in this media circus we call the music business, but you I’ve confidently added them to my playlist. You can, too.
7 Things I Learned After Starting A Virtual Assistant Biz Last Year (Freelance Life, Anyone?)
Over 1 year after starting my company of 1, Lemonseed, LLC, I have FINALLY finished paying for the Virtual Savvy course that was the catalyst of me deciding to become a VA (virtual assistant). I chose the monthly option payment plan and thought I was doing something, lol. And all the while, since I had a huge self realization crisis last year, it has taken me a while to get my business off…
Perusing social media as an empath means feeling and filtering the many emotions of fellow Millenials. I hear so many of us expressing the same sentiments about rejection. We are losing friends and feeling rejected by lovers, we’re rejecting what was expected of us in life, and we’re rejecting the lives that we built for ourselves before truly knowing ourselves. This post will focus on rejection…
Timeless, Title-less Love (My Story of Having Relationships with No Titles) Pt. 1
Timeless, Title-less Love (My Story of Having Relationships with No Titles) Pt. 1
Note: This was written about six years ago from the date of publication. And I think I published it 3 years ago but took it down. It’s a good piece and the updates are ironic… I might even have to do a part 2 for this one!
I have not written in a while. I moved from the state I was living in after 12 years with not many clothes in tow, and apparently I developed a relationship thereafter, and…
ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation - What Doctors Say and How It Really Feels
ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation – What Doctors Say and How It Really Feels
Well Helloooo Happy Dreamers! (I won’t start every post like that, I promise).
Whether you know it or not, ADHD affects our emotions in major ways.
I did a YouTube video about how I was still in shock from the diagnosis of ADHD, and subsequently research and learning so much more about it than I ever had before. I want to break down a bit more about how ADHD affects our emotions, and keep in…
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Been a while since I’ve felt like being transparent enough to do so. For a while, I knew I had something to say, I just didn’t know if anyone was listening.
Today, I decided that I couldn’t hold back any longer.
My devastating diagnosis gave me clarity
On August 12th, I became aware of some devastating news. Through my life I knew that…
