[2][3] She hosts the blog "Beyond Black & White" and has written for Woman's Day, Ebony, Jet, and Reuters.
Karazin graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1999, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies, and where she wrote for The Los Angeles Loyolan.
[4] Her academic background laid the foundation for her subsequent career as a blogger and advocate for social issues related to relationships.
Notably, in 2010, Christelyn launched the initiative "No Wedding, No Womb," aimed at addressing the high rates of out-of-wedlock births and promoting responsible fatherhood and motherhood in the African American community, after her eldest daughter asked why Karazin had not married her father.
[8] In 2013, Karazin launched the blogger network SheThrives and in the following year she served as the host for the dating reality web series Swirlr.