Survivor Affirmations: I Deserve to Be Seen in Gold
"Gold is not just what I wearâit's who I am."â SurvivorAffirmations.com
âď¸ Reflection Prompt:
When do I feel most radian [...]
Black Classics Reading List Created by Chelsea Yvonne
In the spirit of Juneteenth, free your mind!Â
These Black literary classics are worth a read or re-read.Â
Gratitude to Chelsea Yv [...]
Life Calls Us to Evolve Culturally Too: Sinners Dancers Revealed !! Juke Joint Scene Explained â Dance Styles, Symbolism & Forgotten History
Life does not call us to evolve through advancements in technology only. Life calls us to evolve culturally as well.Â
Without cultural evolution:
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Even in Silence. Even in Fear. I Was Resisting.
You may not have screamed.You may not have fought back the way they say you âshould have.âYou may not have run, or yelled, or told anyone.
But please [...]
Iâm Not Crazy. Iâm Just Done Being Gaslit.
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
They say you're âangry.âThey say you're âtoo sensitive.âThey say you're âmaking it all abou [...]
India.Arie Sings “I Am Light”: Plus 10 of Her Affirmations
"I Am Light" â India.Arie
The Vibe: A holy, minimalist prayer. Stripped down to just acoustic guitar and vocals, you are not your piecesâyou are di [...]
𧥠The Power of Telling Yourself: âI Am Safe.â
Some of us never heard those words growing up.Not when we were afraid.Not when we were hurting.Not even when we were in real danger.
So we learned to [...]
This Is Why I Study Our Art â Deeply, Tenderly, Proudly
There comes a time when I grow beyond saying:
âThatâs just old.â
âJust something from back then.â
âJust music, just fashion, just dancing.â
No.
O [...]
Speak Woman Speak (audio)
Reminding women that our voices are powerful and deserve to be heard. (2022)
Speak Woman Speak (audio): WESurviveAbuse.com encour [...]
đ When They Still Protect the Person Who Hurt You
Thereâs a heartbreak that goes beyond the original harm.
Itâs the silence.The excuses.The polite smiles at family gatherings.The messages from mutual [...]
Sugar Ray Leonard Knew How to Fight. That Did Not Mean He Held the Power
Sugar Ray Leonard knew how to fight. By his early twenties, the quiet kid from Palmer Park, Maryland, had become an Olympic gold medalist, and profess [...]
The Forgotten Black Woman Inventor Who Changed the Lives of Women and People with Disabilities
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner
(1912-2006)
The Forgotten Black Woman Inventor Who Revolutionized Menstrual Pads
(article with audio)
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Why Harriet Tubman Gave the Gift the Freedom on Christmas Eve
Harriet Tubman helped her brothers escape at Christmas. Their master intended to sell them after Christmas but was delayed by the holi [...]
They Loved the Style, Not the Black Woman: Esther Jones and the Betty Boop Lesson
Exploitation is a hand that smiles while taking.
It praises your light, then sells your flame.
It calls it âhelp,â but leaves you colder.
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Behind the Wall by Tracy Chapman: When a Woman’s Cries for Help Are Heard, but Help Never Comes
Some songs stay with us because they are beautiful. Others stay with us because they tell a truth that society has spent generations trying not to hea [...]
Selena Quintanilla: đż She Brought Joy to the World. And We Will Not Ignore What Took Her.
Selena Quintanilla carried something extremely rare.
Joy that felt real.Warmth that reached people across language, culture, and place.A presence tha [...]
VĂľ Tháť SĂĄu: đżShe Was Young. And Still⌠She Stood.
âI was never too young to see clearlyâand I honor the strength that rose in me anyway.â
Vþ ThᝠSåu was a girl.
Not grown.Not protected.Not given tim [...]
Quotes from Harlem Renaissance Author Nella Larsen
⨠Nella Larsen was one of the most brilliant yet often overlooked voices of the Harlem Renaissance. Born in 1891 to a Danish mother and a West [...]
This Is Why I Study Our Art â Deeply, Tenderly, Proudly
There comes a time when I grow beyond saying:
âThatâs just old.â
âJust something from back then.â
âJust music, just fashion, just dancing.â
No.
O [...]
BLACK GIRLHOOD CAME IN MORE THAN ONE SHADE đ¤
Look back at the Black girls many of us watched growing up.
Kim Fields.
Regina King.
Keshia Knight Pulliam.
Tempestt Bledsoe.
Kellie Sh [...]
Black American Holiday Movie Binge
Thanks to these two wonderful creators for sharing this list with us. And thanks to all the creators....the actors, writers, caterers, assistants, p [...]
đż Meghan Markle: Affirmations for Those Still Standing
I am still here, and that alone is a victory.
What tried to break me did not get the final word.
My spirit bends, but it does not [...]
