Dear Pennies & Pens, As you all hopefully know, we lost an icon last year with the passing of Cicely Tyson. Cicely is truly a herstoric figure with a career spanning decades in theater, film, TV, fashion and education. Ms.…
Dear Pennies & Pens, At some point last year, I read Bambozled by Jesus written by Yvonne Orji. I’m saying at some point because I have absolutely no idea when I actually read this book. I seriously can’t remember if…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Happy belated Black History and Herstory Month! My apologies for disappearing on y’all. I started my dream job and I just haven’t had time to publish new content. It’s been a hectic few weeks but I…
Dear Pennies & Pens, I am pleased to announce that this past week, I interviewed Kelsey Ashford, a YouTube Creator for the le stylo noir issue. I have been following Kelsey’s YouTube channel for almost 2 years now and it’s…
Dear Pennies & Pens, So I can’t believe it but it’s been exactly 1 year since I published The Pen Planner! When I first started working on The Pen Planner it seemed like a dream that may or may not…
Dear Pennies & Pens, le stylo noir “The Black Pen” is the name of the Black History + Herstory Month issue of de la Pen…All Pen Everything. When brainstorming names for our Black History Month issue, we wanted something that…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Happy Black History + Herstory Month! I am so happy this month is finally here. I have always loved and celebrated Black History + Herstory Month. It’s a beautiful time to celebrate my people and our…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Happy Black History + Herstory Month! I am so excited to share some new content with yall this month that will focus on Black history + herstory as well as contemporary news and events. To kick…
Dear Pennies & Pens, In one of my last posts of 2021, Beauty and the Pen: My Natural Hair Routine, I shared with you what I do to care for my natural hair. Now, in today’s post, I am going…
Dear Pennies & Pens, On a recent trip to Target, I decided to pretend that I am balling out of control and purchase Monsta X’s newest album, The Dreaming. As y’all can see, this past week has been all about…









