It’s moments like that they make the loss of sleep and independence worth it.

And there is something to be said about all of that.

I must however say as Black freelance writer I didn’t benefit from the brand as much as my white counterparts. When my column went viral, it was Teen Vogue that was praised for my ideas and my risk. When I got attacked by the right though, it was my face, my name, my life that were threatened.