Cheyenne Yvette
Art and Culture Archive

THE CULTURE CANON

An essay series to educate and express diverse stories, characters, and events that are canon to the Black American experience.

I thought I was Joan, but really I'm Lynn.

Girlfriends is my favorite binge-worthy sitcom. I watch this series from beginning to end constantly; however, since turning 30, something clicked. I thought I was Joan, but really, I’m Lynn.

Glory: My Experience with Beauty, Body Image, and Societal Pressures

I’ve experienced numerous changes. I can see these changes in the body. I can feel these changes in my body. All of the small new details in my body are the pages in the book of my life's story.

I Am An Artist, Overcoming Instability and Grief.

I am an artist, I am an artist, I am an artist!