
Black Women and Essential Oils: Stories of Healing, Comfort, and Self-Care
Meet Black Survivors, advocates, and healing practitioners sharing their experiences with self-care, aromatherapy, body awareness, and reclaiming peace after trauma.
Sometimes healing begins with something as ordinary as a wa [...]

Black TV Comfort Watchlists: Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year’s Episodes for a Cozy Holiday Season
Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's. Because Healing Requires Joy.
Some of us remember when holiday television was an event all by itself.
You knew Christmas was getting close when your favorite sitcom family started dec [...]
Sometimes Your Haters Are Your Unpaid Strength Coaches (updated for additional evidence of greatness)
Angel went straight to the source at the end of the game đ
updated from July/2026
Listen, I love seeing female athletes reject that "sugar and spice and everything nice" stuff pushed on young ladies. If the "everything nic [...]

Gabourey Sidibe Dancing Through Jennifer Hudson’s Spirit Tunnel Is the Kind of Joy We Love to See
Now, wait a minute. Did y'all know Gabourey Sidibe could dance like THAT?
Because I knew she was a talented actress. I knew she was beautiful, funny, and had personality for days. But watching her come through Jennifer Hudson [...]
Joy for the Journey: Keke Palmer and Son Leo Recreate “Scream” for Halloween
âScreamâ by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson is one of the most underrated sibling collaborations in popular music. And I think part of what makes it special is that neither artist had to shrink to make room for the other.
Rel [...]

Bernie Mac Didn’t Become a Star Overnight: 8 Life Lessons About Dreams, Starting Late, and Living Fully.
In the Black American community, there is an endless supply of undiscovered talent. I remember hearing about Bernie Mac telling an entire audience that they were not going to boo him off the stage because he was not scared of th [...]

Dionne Warwick: Why Reinvention Doesn’t Have an Expiration Date
From Valley of the Dolls to Heartbreaker, the remarkable career of a woman who kept growing
One of the things I find fascinating about Dionne Warwick is how easy it is to know her music without realizing just how long she has [...]

Amel Larrieux: A Soft Voice, a Soulful Spirit, and the Strength to Be Yourself
Some singers have voices that shake the room. Others have soul-filled voices that make you lean in a little closer. Amel Larrieux belongs to that second group.
I've always appreciated her voice. It's soft, airy, soulful, and [...]

Affirmation: I am not required to make myself smaller so that difficult truths remain hidden.
Dr. George Tann: Your Value Does Not Disappear Because Others Refuse to See It
So Netflix has a new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie and some people are calling it "woke."
A reminder that "woke" mean [...]
Affirmation: I will not confuse submission produced by fear with love freely given.
I Am the Story of My Survival, Not Their Lies
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
They can call you "bitter."They can call you "broken."They can say youâre overreacting.Th [...]
Stretch If You Can, Beautiful Survivor
If you are ableâStretch.
Not to perform.Not to compete.Not to become smaller.But to return to your body with love.
Stretch to feel the breath move [...]
10 Facts About Lift Every Voice and SING!
So my childhood was spent learning this song. We sang this and other songs like it for assemblies. I get out into the world and learn not only have ot [...]
Your Hormones Are Not Betraying YouâTheyâre Trying to Protect You
Letâs make one thing clear:
You are not crazy.You are not lazy.You are not broken.
You are in a body that has been trying to protect you in ways n [...]
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Affirmation: I can forgive without restoring unsafe access.
âđž 10 Survivor Affirmations to Heal from Bullying
For the ones who were targeted, silenced, or shamed......
I was never too quiet, too loud, too smart, too sensitiveâI was simply too po [...]
đş Survivor Affirmations Post: âI Am No Longer Waiting for Them to See Meâ
A declaration for the Survivor who has outgrown invisibility.
There was a time I whispered, hoping someone would hear.A time I stood still, [...]
Sheila Johnson: When the Path Changes, I Do Not ShrinkâI Reimagine
I am not limited by what did not work.I am expanded by what I now know.I dream againâand this time, I dream with power.
There are women who succeed.
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The Fire Comes Back: What Happens When You Finally Feel Safe
For a long time, it was survival.
You moved through your days like a soldierâalert, braced, eyes scanning, body tight, heart tired.
You were here. [...]
Affirmation: My safety matters even when protecting it disappoints other people.
Survivor Affirmations: Actually, I CAN and I WILL (podcast short)
Building on the true story of the United States' first elected woman mayor, Susanna Salter, this short episode inspires listeners to believe t [...]
Experts say Black women may have uncommon depression symptoms
The importance of challenging the âStrong Black Womanâ myth cannot be overstated. That stereotype â often praised as empowerment â can quietly functio [...]
Elizabeth Packard: The Woman They Called Insane Until She Changed the Law
Elizabeth Packard was not simply a âwronged wife.â
She was a mother. A thinker. A religious dissenter. A wife under the rule of a husband who belie [...]
Ketty Lester: Honor the Firsts, Remember the Closed Doors
Ketty Lester deserves more than a passing mention. She deserves the kind of appreciation that slows the room down.
Born Revoyda Frierson in Hope, Ark [...]
Affirmation: I will not call suffering sacred merely because someone taught women to endure it quietly.
The Incredible Legacy of Andrea Martin: 15 Hit Songs That Still Move Us
15 unforgettable songs by the Black woman whose words helped shape generations of R&B
There is something remarkable about a woman whose words b [...]
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 [...]
10 Lessons for Survivors from Sandy âPepaâ Dentonâs Letâs Talk About Pep
Sandy âPepaâ Denton is known to millions as one of the women who helped change hip-hop. But Letâs Talk About Pep tells another story underneath the re [...]
Gratitude to the Humanity of Lynn Jones: When âProfessionalismâ Is Used as a Shield
Now why are you all (journalists) behaving like toddlers?
We had a toddler visit us and I forgot what it was like.
I accidently sat on Mickey (t [...]
10 Lessons Women Can Take From Star Jones, Al Reynolds, and Everybody Who Had Something to Say
There was a time when Star Jones and Al Reynolds seemed to be everywhere.
The proposal came at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. Then came the enormous w [...]
đş You Are the Proof â Not the Problem
They said you were the problem.Too loud. Too soft. Too different. Too much.But the truth is, you were only ever too real for a world addicted to pre [...]
Affirmation: I am not here to make domination look like harmony.
Dorothy Porter Wesley: The Woman Who Transformed the Dewey Decimal System
Libraries are often called the gateways to knowledge. But have you ever wondered who decides how books get organized? For over a century, most libra [...]
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 [...]
Cathy Hughes and The Quiet Storm: Healing on the Airwaves
âGood evening, sweetheartâŚâThose few words, whispered through radios across America, werenât just an introductionâthey were an invitation. An invita [...]
đ¸ Groovy Affirmations: Becoming Beautiful to Myself, for Myself
The more I become myself, the more I become art.
 I create my own rhythm of beautyâno mirrors required.
My reflection is a remix of every less [...]
Affirmation: I can have compassion without surrendering discernment.
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