I Don’t Remember a World Before Dolly Parton
I think some artists enter your life so early that you cannot remember becoming a person without them. Their voices get mixed up with childhood itself: the rooms you lived in, the things you loved, the first private discoveries [...]

The Afro-Peruvian Woman Who Started Telling the Story She Couldn’t Find
Natalia Barrera Francis did not have to invent an Afro-Peruvian history. It was already there. Generations of Afro-Peruvian people had lived, worked, created, struggled, raised families, made music, built communities and helped [...]

Survivor Affirmation: I Was Not Raised with Silver Spoons, But with Iron Will
🌟 Affirmation 🌟
I was not raised with silver spoons, but with iron will.The hood taught me rhythm, resilience, and how to breathe through storms.I honor the struggle, but I am not chained to it.I move forward with the fire of m [...]

Gary, Indiana Needs Us Right Now: Here Is How You Can Help
Gary, Indiana is hurting.
On August 11, 2026, powerful storms tore through Northwest Indiana with winds reported as high as 99 miles per hour. Trees came down. Utility poles snapped. Homes were damaged. Electricity disapp [...]

Before MTV: The Hidden Story of the First Black Music Video and the Legacy It Built
There’s something powerful about this moment in history.Not just the music—but the intention behind it.Movement. Precision. Style. Storytelling before the world even had language for it.
This wasn’t just a performance.It was di [...]

🎵 Tennessee: A Prayer for the Weary Soul
I miss the days when there was prayer in hip hop. Vulnerability in hip hop. And baring of the weary sick and tired soul in hip-hop.
“Lord, I’ve really been real stressed, down and out, losin’ ground…”
Those fir [...]

Michael Wright Gave Black Audiences Something Hollywood Still Struggles to Give Us
I am genuinely saddened by the passing of actor Michael Wright.
His family has confirmed that Wright died on August 19, 2026, in Los Angeles. He was 70 years old. His remarkable career stretched across nearly five decades, wi [...]

For the Hate Crimes Prevention Act: Affirmations for Black People Carrying Too Much Hate from Too Many Directions
racism chases us down for miles.....
On this day, the anniversary of The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009. It expanded fede [...]

Finding Your Anchor: How to Prioritize What Matters in Times of Chaos
Man speaks out after climbing 19-story building during fire looking for his mother
In times of uncertainty, it is easy to feel pulled in a dozen directions by the noise of the world. This post is a gentle reminder t [...]

Sometimes Healing Has Four Paws: How Pets Can Help Us Through Grief.
Grief does not always announce what it needs.
Sometimes we think we need answers. Sometimes we think we need to be left alone. Sometimes we bury ourselves in work, exercise, responsibilities, television, or anything else [...]
After Jason Arday: Black People Must Be Allowed to Be Human
‘The question is not whether racism exists, but how it manifests.’ Ta-Nehisi Coates
Can you make it past this phrase? I'm having a hard time doing so.
“Cambridge’s diversity poster boy.”
They called that Black man a boy. [...]

Before We Called It Therapy, Black Folks Had the Stage
There is an old kind of healing that many Black Americans know, even if nobody ever gave it a clinical name.
Some of us met it in a church basement.
Some met it underneath hot stage lights in the school auditorium.
Some [...]
Do Not Mistake a Blackout for a Lack of Black American Talent
Is "Woke" Just the Newest Word for an Old Fear? A History. - WE Survive Abuse
One unfortunate reality of anti-Black American racism specifically is periods of blackouts. Take heart with these affirmations. Keep creating your [...]

BLACK GIRL, YOUR CREATIVITY HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD 🌍🤎
Look around.
Hair.
Fashion.
Dance.
Music.
Language.
Beauty.
Humor.
Style.
So much of what Black communities have created has traveled farther than the people who first imagined it could h [...]

SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO REPRESENT EVERY BLACK GIRL 🤎
This may be one of the greatest gifts of having many Black girls in our stories.
Laura could be Laura.
Ashley could be Ashley.
Moesha could be Moesha.
Tootie could be Tootie.
Rudy could be Rudy.
One girl didn't [...]

WE GREW UP WITH THEM 🤎
There's something tender about realizing that some of the Black girls we watched on television aren't girls anymore.
Neither are we.
Kim Fields.
Janet Jackson.
Regina King.
Keshia Knight Pulliam.
Tatyana Ali.
[...]

BLACK GIRLHOOD CAME IN MORE THAN ONE SHADE 🤎
Look back at the Black girls many of us watched growing up.
Kim Fields.
Regina King.
Keshia Knight Pulliam.
Tempestt Bledsoe.
Kellie Shanygne Williams.
Tatyana Ali.
Brandy.
Countess Vaughn.
Reagan Gome [...]

REMEMBER THE BLACK GIRL BEST FRIENDS? 💕
Not every Black girl on television was the star.
Some were the friend who walked through the front door without knocking.
The classmate at the locker.
The cousin.
The neighbor.
The girl sitting beside somebody at [...]

BLACK TEENAGE GIRLS HAVE AMAZING STORIES 📺
Before Moesha was writing in her journal, other Black teenage girls had been growing up on our television screens, because Black girls have amazing stories.
Tootie had crushes.
Brenda was finding her way.
Vanessa was te [...]

THEY LET BLACK GIRLS BE LITTLE GIRLS 🎀
There was something precious about watching Rudy Huxtable.
Olivia Kendall.
Judy Winslow.
And the little Black girls who appeared across the sitcoms many of us grew up watching.
They got to be children.
Not symbols [...]
AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
Growing Up in the 70’s | Black Perspective
Gratitude and appreciation to @Kimbar1313 on Tiktok for reminding us that we can be going through difficult times but creating [...]
HEALING JOURNEY
🌿 Dear Woman Who is Learning to Trust Herself Again
I see you.
Standing there at the edge of every decision,weighing it with a careful hand,a heart that still flinches sometimes,a mind that remembers t [...]
🌿 Affirmation Post: “I Am Becoming Who I Needed”
A sacred declaration for Survivors stepping into their wholeness.
I am no longer trying to return to who I was before the harm.She didn’t have [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Choose To Walk Away from What Tries to Shrink Me
There is strength in walking alone when the crowd demands your silence.It takes courage to leave the circle when the cost is your voice.But silence bo [...]
Do Not Mistake a Blackout for a Lack of Black American Talent
Is "Woke" Just the Newest Word for an Old Fear? A History. - WE Survive Abuse
One unfortunate reality of anti-Black American racism specifically is [...]
10 Gentle Ways to Grow Toward Accepting Your Flaws
🌿 You don’t have to be perfect to be powerful. You only have to be real.
For many Survivors, the pressure to be flawless wasn’t just emotional— [...]
CONFIDENCE/POWER/RESILIENCE

10 Gentle Ways to Grow Toward Accepting Your Flaws
🌿 You don’t have to be perfect to be powerful. You only have to be real.
For many Survivors, the pressure to be flawless wasn’t just emotional— [...]
🌿 Halimah Yacob: She Was Not Handed Ease. She Built Something Anyway.
Halimah Yacob did not begin life surrounded by comfort.
She lost her father young.Her family struggled.There were real limitations. Not imagined ones [...]
IF ONLY Black Textured Hair Were “Just Hair”
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From Shame to Strategy: How to Train Your Brain to Fail Smarter
Learning about shame is so important. I've personally seen shame drive people to their very end.
Learning about shame is a life saver.
[...]
HEALTHING JOURNEY
⚡They Misjudged You—But You Didn’t Disappear
You know what’s wild?
They thought that breaking you would end the story.They thought silence meant defeat.They mistook your stillness for surrender. [...]
Yoga for Emotional Release | 20 Minute Practice with Black Yogi Nico Marie
From the Black Women's Health Imperative website: "Health Equality for All Black Women & Girls: We target the most pressing heal [...]
🌹 They Fear the Day You Finally See Yourself Clearly
They don’t fear your mistakes.
They don’t fear your pain.They don’t even fear your anger.
What they fear — is your clarity.
Because the momen [...]
Navigating Flashbacks with Grace and Power (podcast/audio)
Navigating Flashbacks with Grace and Power
Flashbacks can feel overwhelming, pulling us into memories of the past that may still hurt. In this [...]
Blooming Through the Hard Days: Affirmations for Gentle Healing
🌸 Comforting Floral Affirmations
I am learning to be kind to myself, even when my heart feels heavy.
Healing is not linear—it is a garden, and I [...]
Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesn’t Mean You Were Wrong
🎤 Dusty Springfield was a British singer known for her soulful voice and hit songs in the 1960s. Wikipedia
📅 1964: During a tour of South Africa, sh [...]
She Is AMAZING
9 Quotes from Maya Angelou to Nourish the Survivor’s Soul (Part 2)
Updated for 2025
🌟 Resilience & Strength
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced [...]
🌿Josephine Baker: She Refused the Limits Placed on Her Body
Joséphine Baker was born in the United States.She knew segregation.She knew what it meant to be looked at and not seen.
So she left.
And in Paris… s [...]
Survivor Affirmation: My Scars Tell a Story of Strength
If you’ve ever worried that sharing your story makes you look weak—Let me remind you what your story really says:
Something struck me.Something t [...]
Linda Creed: This Song is With You for the Moments You Stop Choosing Everyone Else Over Yourself (podcast/audio)
People make the world go round.... lyrics by Linda Creed
All these issues people are having with the humane practice of DEI (diversity, equity, and i [...]
ART HEALS
Finding Freedom Through Movement: How Dance Becomes a Healing Journey from Abuse 💃✨
So, the fabulous Eartha Kitt was a triple threat. Dancer, singer, and actor. She was also a Survivor.
By every reasonable understanding of the word, [...]
The Bold Choice to Live AND Thrive
Tyka said I could, so I did. -Prince (Tyka Nelson was Prince's sister who recently passed away)
Notice how people speak about sacrifices made for art [...]
What Song Has Brought Comfort and Healing to You?
In this life, there will be pain, trials, and tribulations. I am truly thankful for the gift of music. High-quality music can sooth [...]
PBS Newshour: A Brief But Spectacular take on living like we’re dying
To love deeply is to live joyfully.
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JOURNALING/WRITING IN A HEALTHIER WORLD
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