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Who Do You Turn To, When Everyone Turn’s To You
The experience of Black women who are the oldest daughters can be unique and often comes with a mix of responsibilities, expectations, and cultural dynamics. Many seek mentorship and role models among older Black women to help guide them through personal and professional challenges. But what happens when you are not able to do that.…
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Strong Black Woman is NOT a Compliment
So many times, black women have are seen as the strength behind social injustice, family battles, and everything in between. And while I understand women fought for rights, but the fight was also for “Equal” rights. And as we can see from the world, we leave in that all that fighting didn’t favor black women…
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Date Yourself
We are often expected to figure out what it takes to love someone else before we truly learn to love ourselves. Then we go out into the world to live life and we struggle to be ourselves. It’s not until we have already been through the hurt and pain that we gain enough knowledge or…
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Sense and Sensuality
As a girl growing up I didn’t learn about womanhood. Sure I learned about the biology of a woman but that was it. Even as i became older and more mature I did not have adult conversations about who I was becoming as a woman. I didn’t learn how to apply make up or the…
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What is Femininity?
So recently I embarked on a self-exploration journey of femininity. In doing so I read some new books and did some googling. The first book I read was Pussy Prayers by Black Girl Bliss. I loved it. I learned to embrace myself, to love myself flaws and all, and to understand my womanhood. It really…
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