Everyone Likes You, Until You're A Black Woman With Something To Say
The more we live and speak our lives as Black women, we serve as a reminder for each other that closed mouths aren't a part of our DNA.
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- Apr 24
- 3 min
Women Have Earned the Right To Avoid Dusty Consequences
Sometimes, we want what we don’t need. And then there are times when what we need doesn’t need (or even want) us. Every now and then,...
- Mar 20
- 4 min
Once You Flee, Black Women Won't Leave The Light On For You
If you have yet to hear about the Passport Bros, well, you are probably better for it. There are particular groups of men, primarily...
- Mar 13
- 3 min
There's A Bigger Conversation
Lately, Americans haven’t been faring well in Mexico. So, when two Black Americans ended up dead, and two others kidnapped, just south of...
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Black Girl Magic Is Not For Sale
When you see a Black woman, you’re witnessing a revolution. In a country so determined to rest its back on her shoulders, while at the...
- Feb 13
- 3 min
The Business of Violence
Over the last few years, we have borne witness to a national reckoning on racism and violence against women. We’ve pierced the light in...
- Feb 6
- 3 min
And the Angry Black Woman Is Not Angry At All
If someone asked you to describe an angry Black woman, you’d be able to do it. The image of one hand on her hip, the other hand in your...
- Jan 23
- 2 min
A Way With Color
My relationship with my chocolate skin began at the age of eleven. I was obsessed with becoming a supermodel, despite knowing that I’d...
- Jan 16
- 3 min
A Woman's Truth Can't Be Controlled
As a young teenager, I remember visiting a friend’s evangelical church because she was taking part in an abstinence ceremony. It was a...
- Jan 9
- 3 min
Since No One Is Coming To Save Us, We Save Ourselves
Remember when The Best Man first came into our hearts in 1999? It was an instant classic within the culture that showed the real, Black,...
- Dec 12, 2022
- 3 min
Self-Care Is Intentional Work
Finding peace as a Black woman requires a tremendous amount of persistence. Think about it: You wake up each morning to a country run by...
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Perspective Without The Drag
There’s nothing more satisfying than a good, ole’ fashioned calling out on social media to hold people accountable for their actions. We...
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
When Even the Blind Can See
It's a normal Wednesday evening in 1992 and a 20-year-old me is rushing upstairs to turn the TV on with anticipation for Melrose Place....
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
Black Women Are Not Magical Mules
There was a time in my life when I saw being “strong” as empowering. I believed the narrative that being a strong Black woman was...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Not The Movie Kind Of Love
When I fondly reminisce about the 90’s and even early 2000’s, it’s the Black love movies for me. There was something about watching...
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
My Black Man Wants Me to Live
A couple of weeks ago, Earl and I were in the car going nowhere in particular. Because he was driving, he asked me to help him plug his...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Sometimes, Silence Says It All
A white woman messaged me on social media the other day and asked why my book, When Black Women Breathe, was just for Black women. She...
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
We May All Need Therapy
In case you missed it two weeks ago, Psychology Today published an article about how men are lonelier than ever because they lack the...
- Aug 15, 2022
- 2 min
Women Saying No, And The Beauty of Saying It More Often
I’ve always believed in providing more explanation than what is asked for. For me, some things simply aren’t black and white; they have...
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
You Have More In Common With Brittney Griner Than You Think
In 2017, Serena Williams gave birth to her daughter Olympia. Although she complained of pain, doctors did not believe her. The most...
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