While in New York, Kehlani forged relationships with other artists and producers on the East Coast. She had autonomy, and for the first time in life felt free to create and build her career. She recalls this as “some of the happiest and most joyous times I’ve ever had.” This period would serve as the catalyst for making deeply personal projects reflective of love and loss. Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, was sworn in on January as one of the newest members of the United States Senate, following the resignation of Al Franken amid sexual misconduct allegations. Her arrival in Washington D.C. brings the number of women serving in the chamber to arecord high of 22 that the CDA administration is addressing accessibility issues by changing the way its national branch conducts meetings. Previously, some attendees had to pay to listen to executive board meetings; Harris’s administration eliminated this cost and includes notes from all meetings in a publicGoogle Docslink. Blogs and Twitter threads may paint her love life as a tumultuous mess, but she maintains that it’s all a part of the journey. “Each relationship I went through, I feel like I took a brick from it and put it into my house,” she says. “If I did not learn those lessons, no matter how hard they were, I wouldn’t be the person that I am right now.”