Feminism

A Woman's Response to “Straight Black Men Are the White People of Black People”

A Woman's Response to “Straight Black Men Are the White People of Black People”

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Black women have not been allowed to be both Black and female. Historically, we have had to choose our race over our gender. We have not talked about our pain in order to protect our Black men's dignity. 

Black Girl Happiness is Revolutionary

Black Girl Happiness is Revolutionary

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When I published, My Husband Didn’t Make Me Happy, my inbox was flooded with emails. I was surprised, by the number of comments and emails I received from people who thought that me valuing my own happiness was selfish. Weak. Greedy. Immature. Who was I, to have the audacity to expect and demand happiness?

Thoughts After the Women’s March

Thoughts After the Women’s March

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So here is how I express my feminism. I have decided to be unapologetically happy. I will love myself unconditionally. I will not be shaped, defined, or moved by the patriarch’s opinion on who I should or shouldn’t be.

Breaking Out of My Box

Breaking Out of My Box

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I was in a box. I had a certain standard to uphold. A certain image to maintain. But, I was tired of trying to live my life within the parameters of these boxes. My boxes were literally starting to suffocate me.