Abena speaks blog

Abena Speaks

Abena(Bri)

Join me in this little piece of the world and I’ll share with you some of the sights, sounds, and stories that make it special.

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  • The illusion of black capitalism
    The illusion of black capitalism So I’ve been doing a lot of surfing on topics of black cultures in general. And what comes up a lot is the topic of … The illusion of black capitalism
  • The illusion of black capitalism
    The illusion of black capitalism So I’ve been doing a lot of surfing on topics of black cultures in general. And what comes up a lot is the topic of Black capitalism. Now black capitalism essentially means what it sounds like. Black people taking over their white counterpart’s positions of capitalists. “The man” some mightContinue reading “The illusion of black capitalism”
  • The dark side to innocent beauty regimes
    Botox. Filler.Ozempic.Misogyny. Beauty standards. These are the makings of women’s insecurity no matter what age you are. On TikTok, I see all the time women discussing how they don’t want to physically age in terms of how they look. And I wonder why doesn’t anyone talk about ageing in terms of how you feel? AsContinue reading “The dark side to innocent beauty regimes”
  • My writing topics
    Hi to those who are reading this. I’ve decided to incorporate more serious topics such as capitalism,trauma and overall just social topics into my writing i won’t write them as often as my light hearted posts. But I love learning new things and researching topics I enjoy about the world. I just don’t believe inContinue reading “My writing topics”
  • Nature
    Usually I write but I want to share pics I’ve taken on holidays I’ve taken.
  • Friends or lack there of
    (Tw:trauma)Going through my journey of becoming my authentic self I have lost a lot of friends on the way. I don’t take it as a bad thing because people grow apart . I think it’s actually been great for me. I would say at the beginning it feels like someone is stomping on your chest.Continue reading “Friends or lack there of”
  • First blog
    So this is my first page of my blog. Last week I wrote a brief vague summary about me. But I’m going to be going into depth this week. So as I mentioned I’m a 20 years old woman (very hard to see myself as that) who’s just woken up from the dream of beingContinue reading “First blog”
  • About me
    Heyyy my name is Abena(also known as Bri) and I made this blog for people like me. Lol that rhymes. But I’m a newly 20 year old aspiring writer and poet and an introverted black girl who is going to be, I guess displaying my life through an online platform. Which is quite scary forContinue reading “About me”