Welcome to Raw Reflections

This is where the commentary gets sharp, the writing gets bold, and nothing is off-limits. Raw Reflections is more than a blog—it’s an ongoing conversation about law, identity, culture, power, and the personal truths we’re told to keep quiet.

Here, I unpack courtroom drama, critique pop culture, analyze the systems meant to protect us (but often don’t), and write through the chaos of being alive in a world that demands silence from the loudest hearts. From legal education to emotional storytelling, every post is crafted with clarity, depth, and purpose.

If you’re here for truth, for context, for the unfiltered version of what really matters—then you’re in the right place.

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You Want My Body But Not My Voice? I’m Not Here to Please You Quietly

They want my body. They don’t want my voice.

They’ll watch the content, crave the curves, praise the pictures—then flinch the second I speak up.

But here’s the truth: I’m not here to be quiet. I’m not here to be polite. I’m not here to be yours.

This blog is for the women who have been looked at but never listened to.

For the ones who turned their image into power—and dared to keep their mouths open.

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“We Own the Domestic Violence”: Inside the Defense’s Final Attempt to Rewrite the Narrative

The defense’s closing argument in the Diddy trial was jaw-dropping: they admitted the abuse, then tried to frame it as love. From calling Cassie and Diddy “swingers” to painting their violent relationship as a “modern love story,” here’s everything they argued—and how the prosecution fired back. Jury deliberation begins next week.

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Day 29: Prosecutors Deliver Blistering Closing Argument—Diddy Accused of Leading a Criminal Enterprise

After six weeks of harrowing testimony, federal prosecutors took the floor Thursday with a sweeping, four-hour closing argument aimed at proving Sean “Diddy” Combs led a violent, manipulative criminal enterprise. From sex trafficking and forced labor to witness tampering and bribery, the prosecution outlined the full scope of the allegations and urged jurors to hold Combs accountable once and for all.

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Everything the Jury Has Heard: A Full Recap of the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial So Far

After six intense weeks of testimony, both the prosecution and defense have rested their cases in the federal criminal trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs. From shocking witness accounts to graphic video evidence and financial records, here’s a complete recap of everything the jury has seen and heard—day by day—before closing arguments begin.

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Day 28: Cross-Examination of Final Witness Ends With Shocking Video—Prosecution Rests

After nearly a month of graphic testimony and damning evidence, the prosecution has officially rested its case against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Day 28 brought a tense cross-examination, suspicious text messages, flight records, and a final, explicit video shown in court. Here’s what went down before the baton passed to the defense.

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Day 27: Sex Tapes, Texts, and Tactical Defense—Inside the Most Explicit Day Yet in the Diddy Trial

Day 27 of the Diddy trial brought a disturbing shift in strategy as the defense played graphic videos and highlighted sexually explicit messages from accuser “Jane” in an attempt to reframe her testimony. But with overwhelming evidence of coercion, abuse, and manipulation, many believe the jury has already seen more than enough.

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Not Quite Straight, Not Quite Bi: My Experience With Fluidity, Friendship, and Female Intimacy

I always thought I was straight—until I wasn’t. Or maybe I was. All I know is, girlhood got complicated when friendship started to feel like something more. In this deeply personal reflection, I open up about early intimacy, queer curiosity, and the labels that never quite fit. From my first relationship with a girl named Autumn to later connections built on both love and confusion, this is a story about fluidity, exploration, and owning your truth—whatever that looks like today.

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Day 25: Hotel Wreckage, Escort Records, and “Freak Off” Footage—Inside the Government’s Final Strike Against Sean “Diddy” Combs

From luxury flights for escorts to $100,000 hush-money exchanges, the Day 25 testimony in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial was explosive. Hotel bills, graphic videos, and flurries of texts exposed a chilling pattern of manipulation, surveillance, and violence—culminating in one of the most emotional days of trial yet.

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I Said What I Said… and Now I Want to Die: Coping With Embarrassment as a Chronic Overthinker

I pride myself on always catching mistakes before they happen—until I don’t. And when I slip, even just a little, my brain launches a full internal breakdown. This blog is for the perfectionists, the overthinkers, the ones who mentally punish themselves for the smallest misstep. If embarrassment feels like a personal apocalypse… same.

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Gun in One Hand, Pain in the Other: Straw Is Tyler Perry’s Most Unhinged Film Yet

Tyler Perry’s new Netflix film, Straw, is a wild, heart-wrenching descent into one woman’s worst day. Taraji P. Henson delivers a raw, soul-cracking performance as Janiyah—a single mother pushed to the edge by loss, poverty, and a world that keeps failing her. What begins as a story of survival quickly spirals into psychological chaos, layered with hallucinations, heartbreak, and a gun-wielding breakdown inside a bank. In this blog, I unpack the plot, the performances, the twist—and the deeper truth behind the madness.

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Days 22 & 23: Drugs, Lies, and ‘King Nights’—The Diddy Trial Takes a Darker Turn

From luxury hotels to Gucci pouches full of drugs, Days 22 and 23 of the Diddy trial spiraled into something darker. With witness after witness testifying about “King Nights,” hush money, explicit videos, and weapons designed to pierce body armor, the courtroom no longer feels like a place of justice—it feels like a crime scene unraveling in real-time.

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