Lifting Our Voices

By Shanize "Byrd" A few years ago, I was scrolling through my Facebook timeline and came across a stunning portrait ...

by Shanize "Byrd" It was a cold day in February, back in 2016. My best friend and I were visiting ...

I dared to call myself beautiful And to believe that I am worthy enough  I dared to forgive myself And ...

“I'm like, Che Guevara with bling on, I'm complex I never claimed to have wings on” -Sean “Jay Z” Carter ...

“I’ll tell you what freedom is, no fear!” -Nina Simone Those early days of starting blackbyrd initiative were some of ...