I Wanted to Get Married, But I Didn’t Know What That Looked Like. Enter: ‘Black Love’
What does a long, healthy marriage look like? Jared Williams didn’t know, until he saw the Black Love series.
How I Let Go of Shame and Started Living My Dreams
blacklove.com contributor Jared Williams reflects on how shame affected his spiritual health and living his best life, and why he’s letting it go.
What Living Out Loud Taught Me About Self-Love and Heritage
blacklove.com contributor Jared Williams reflects on queer representation, self love, and heritage.
From ‘Paris is Burning’ to ‘Pose’: What These Moments in Media Mean to Me
Black Love contributor Jared Williams discusses the evolving representation of queer people of color in media, from Paris is Burning to Pose.
Why I Love Cardi B as Much as I Love Auntie Maxine
Black Love contributor Jared Williams reflects on the lessons Cardi B and Rep. Maxine Waters have taught him about authenticity.
How Therapy Helps Me Find My Flow
blacklove.com contributor Jared Williams writes about how therapy helps him navigate deep emotional waters.
What Working Out Did for My Self-Esteem That I Didn’t Expect
Jared started working out at the gym to improve his body but he didn't realize he needed to completely change his mind about himself. This led to an improvement of his mind and soul in ways he never could have imagined. Have you ever needed to defeat negative self talk and change your mind about how you feel about YOU! Read more... "This process was about allowing myself to own the innate power I held to change and resist my own defeatist thoughts."
The Art of Belonging: The Intersection of Race and Sexuality
Guest columnist Jared Williams explores intersectionality, identity and how he came of age as a gay Black man in America.
How to be Excellent This Holiday Season With the Enneagram
Always seeking to go deeper into self love and knowledge, Jared Williams jumped at the chance to take the Enneagram test. His findings were unexpected: he learned that his commitment to excellence may have been exactly what was standing in the way of him being truly excellent all along.
Why You Don’t Have to Choose Between Love and Success
It's an amazing feeling when the epiphany is that you don't have to choose between two things you've always wanted. Jared was hoping a checklist would lead him to love, and in that order. What he learned was, this list he fantasized over and stuck to may have been the very thing that kept him away from love.
