The Healing Power of Black Hair: Why Black Hair Is a Powerful Symbol of Identity and Self Love
For many Black women, the journey of caring for their hair goes far beyond beauty, becoming a powerful process of reclaiming identity, challenging historical beauty standards, and finding healing through self-acceptance and cultural connection! We discuss it here!
Black Women Deserve to Be Proud
In a world that applauds Black women for their strength but rarely encourages them to celebrate themselves, learning to embrace healthy, unapologetic pride becomes an essential act of self-recognition, confidence, and quiet revolution! We discuss it here!
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!
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!
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 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!
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!
Celebrating the Fifth National CROWN Day: A Testament to Black Beauty and Brilliance
Celebrating the fifth anniversary of National CROWN Day, we reflect on the progress and ongoing efforts to combat race-based hair discrimination, marked by the inspiring CROWN Awards and vibrant social media advocacy. We discuss it here!
Navigating Being the Only Black Person in the Workplace
In many professional and social settings, being the only Black person in the room can be an isolating and challenging experience, but it also offers opportunities for growth, advocacy, and leadership. We discuss it here!
Crutches & Spice: How Activist Imani Barbarin is Changing Narratives Through TikTok
Imani Barbarin, known as @crutches_and_spice on TikTok is one of disability activism’s leading voices. Her popular videos begin with a single objective: having uncomfortable but productive conversations about the lack of intersectionality within social justice movements, and more particularly, the disability sphere. We discuss it here!
Protecting Black Women: Addressing Colorism Issues And Abuse
Colorism and abuse is alive and well in the Black community and it’s necessary for these issues to be addressed! We discuss it here!
It's Time For Better Portrayals of Black People on Television and in the Media
The world so often tries to fit Black people into one box, with Hollywood continuously putting out trauma porn and Black people being represented as gangsters, slaves, or in extreme poverty. It’s time to create better narratives for ourselves! We discuss it here!
Disrespecting Black Women Is An Easy Way To Gain Social Media Clout
Disrespecting Black Women has become an easy way to gain social media clout, specifically through tik tok! We discuss it here!
Young Black Men Are Dying At Unproportional Rates: A Discussion
From ages 15 to 24 years old, Black men experience peak numbers of premature deaths due to homicide and suicide. Why are young Black men dying in unproportional numbers? We discuss it here!
Sex Trafficking Is A Real Crisis: Why Are Black Women Under Attack?
Sex trafficking is a real problem and African American women make up the highest percentage of victims. Why are Black Women under attack? We discuss it here!
Why Do Black Men Belittle Black Women To Justify Dating White Women?
Interracial relationships are commonplace in America now, but why do some black men feel the need to belittle black women to justify dating white women? We discuss it here!