Unpacking the Myth of Mutual Support Among Black Women
The idea that Black women automatically support one another is comforting but incomplete, and real community requires accountability, boundaries, and intentional relationships rather than assumptions rooted in shared identity alone. We discuss it here!
South Los Angeles Families Invited to Holiday Food Distribution With Free Meal Boxes
South Los Angeles families are invited to register for a holiday food distribution hosted by the Office of Mayor Karen Bass, offering free meal boxes and gifts to support community members in need! We discuss it here!
How Childhood “Not Enoughness” Shapes Adult Relationships and Self-Worth
There’s a quiet way unmet emotional needs in childhood follow Black women into adulthood, shaping fears of abandonment, self-silencing, and the belief that needing too much means being left! We discuss it here!
Strategy and Soul Bookstore Brings LA Community Together for an Uplifting Holiday Celebration
Strategy and Soul Bookstore’s annual holiday party brought the community together through music, food, and shared purpose, celebrating unity, culture, and collective joy! We discuss it here!
Fear of Abandonment When You Live With a Chronic Illness or Disability
Fear of abandonment for Black women with physical, medical, or neurological conditions is shaped by being misunderstood, dismissed, and made to feel like a burden, revealing how survival, self-protection, and the need to be truly seen intersect! We discuss it here!
When Faith Forgets the Human: How Spirituality Can Shrink or Expand Us
Spirituality should expand, not shrink, who we are, inviting us to embrace our full humanity rather than hide behind rules or expectations! We discuss it here!
When Black Women Pivot, We Prosper: How Black Women Thrive Through Life Transitions
Life has a way of pushing Black women into seasons we never asked for, yet somehow we rise, rebuild, and become even more ourselves in the process! We discuss it here!
How Sharing Your Personal Story Can Heal Emotional Pain
Telling your true story can free you from the weight of silence and help others feel seen and understood! We discuss it here!
Access Free Food Resources in Los Angeles During the Federal Government Shutdown
LA County Parks is expanding free food programs for youth, teens, and seniors to help families stay fed during the federal government shutdown! We discuss it here!
Learning to Accept Pain: Not All Pain Has a Purpose
Sometimes pain has no grand purpose and simply exists to be felt, witnessed, and survived without needing to be justified or turned into a lesson. We discuss it here!
Behind The Strength: The Overlooked Reality of Depression in Black Women
High-functioning depression among Black women often hides behind strength, success, and survival, revealing how deeply exhaustion can disguise itself as resilience. We discuss it here!
'Find Your Passion': The Career Advice That Keeps Women Exhausted
For many women, especially Black women, the pressure to “find your passion” has turned purpose into exhaustion and fulfillment into survival, reminding us that meaning should never come at the cost of our peace! We discuss it here!
The Power of Black Art: Using Music and Creativity to Heal and Elevate
Black artists have the power to shape culture, and when we use our music and creativity to heal, inspire, and uplift, we leave a legacy that elevates our communities and transforms lives. We discuss it here!
From Empowerment to Exploitation: How Companies and Culture Exploit the Word | Oped
Empowerment has become a buzzword stripped of meaning, used to market overwork, consumption, and illusion instead of real power and change. We discuss it here!
Who Gets Saved? Cancel Culture’s Double Standard Against Black Women in Media
Cancel culture reveals a double standard—Jimmy Kimmel was defended and saved, while Joy-Ann Reid and Tiffany Cross faced harsher scrutiny and silence when targeted. We discuss it here!
The Complicity of Disengagement: Why Silence in the Face of Injustice Isn’t Neutral | Op-Ed
From police killings at home to wars abroad, silence isn’t just absence, but complicity that leaves communities of color and marginalized people carrying the weight. We discuss it here!
We Made a Way Out of No Way: How Black Creativity Saves Us
Black creativity is a living force that transforms struggle into joy, pain into prophecy, and vision into tomorrow. We discuss it here!
Angel Guice Releases Intimate New Book: ‘My Secrets Your Promises: My Diary – The Month of October 2024’
Actress and author, Angel Guice, releases her deeply personal new book 'My Secrets Your Promises: My Diary – The Month of October 2024', inviting readers into her daily reflections, emotional battles, and a journey toward self-love and spiritual connection. We discuss it here!
The Power of Storytelling: A Black Experience
Black storytelling is a powerful act of survival, resistance, and cultural preservation, ensuring that Black history, voices, and futures are reclaimed, honored, and written on our own terms. We discuss it here!
HBCU Marching Bands Take Over SoFi Stadium for Historic Honda Battle of the Bands 2025
HBCU marching bands made history at SoFi Stadium with an electrifying Honda Battle of the Bands 2025, celebrating Black excellence, culture, and musical legacy with show-stopping performances. We Discuss It Here!