Here's to Being Black, Bold, and Broke

Welcome to Here’s to being Black, Bold and Broke, a personal blog created by myself – Raven. This blog in its essence will act as my little Bible where I discuss my experiences of being a young 23 year old bold Black woman who is admittedly very broke, especially in this economy. I’m going to discuss everything under the sun, my delusions, desires, and dreams. Dating, fashion, my opinions, finding myself and so much more! I also write poetry so keep an eye out for the occasional poem. Thanks for joining me on this ride, your support and love! Xx

Enjoy this playlist of recent songs I have been playing on REPEAT!
  • This post will be a little different than my normal ones, but I’m trying to branch out as far as creativity and what I imagine for this blog.  I’ve always been a fashion girly but recently within the past few years I’ve really been stepping into finding and curating my style better. Pulling inspiration from

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  • It has been quite some time since my last post back in October… To put it frankly, between my job and the seasonal depression, your girl barely made it out of 2024 alive. Work became so consuming that I lost touch with all my hobbies; no writing, no poetry, no pottery, no fun. WOMP WOMP.

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  • Through the Elements…

    With every season comes change Sometimes the change is physical as the hues of the trees and the leaves fade  It is the Earth as the soil begins it’s hibernation And even the scent in the air is that of time moving in a new direction, familiar like a face you believe you’ve seen before

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  • Falling Forward

    After a historically long hiatus – I want to start this journey of writing back up again. Fall forward into this fall season.  So much time has passed since my last post and the time away was necessary for resettling into my life post France. That experience in general really has given me the tools

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  • I’ve officially been home for about two weeks now and as I think about my 7 month adventure in France, I can’t help but reflect on the woman I’ve become. When people ask me how my time was out there I can’t help but think of how life changing it was for me. There’s something

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