Survivor Affirmation: Moving My Feet In Rhythm is a Sacred Metaphor
 Double Dutch is such a sacred metaphor â playful on the surface, but underneath itâs about rhythm, timing, breath, courage, commu [...]
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 [...]
Are You Still Protecting People Who Never Protected You? 5 Powerful Questions to Break the Cycle
These affirmations are written with tenderness, truth, and a deep honoring of those who carry the ache of being raised by parents who did not do their [...]
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 [...]
Survivor Affirmations: The Beauty of Sharing Joy
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đż Swaying Is Sacred: A Nervous System Reset Rooted in Our Bodies and Our Histories
âEven in stillness, I can move.
Even in pain, I can sway. My body remembers peace.â
Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught to sit still. [...]
đ Why âBlack Sheepâ Roles Are Common in Dysfunctional Families
1. Scapegoating Relieves Pressure on the Group
In families that are unstable or abusive, members often project problems onto one person.
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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 bur [...]
“Why do peopleâs opinions hit me so hard?â â Learning not to internalize ignorance.
Let them think whatever they want.
Let them run circles in their own heads.
Let them name you, misname you,
draw their crooked sketches of who you [...]
Survivor Affirmation: My Scars Tell a Story of Strength
If youâve ever worried that sharing your story makes you look weakâLet me remind you what your story really says:
Something struck me.Something t [...]
Aiyana: 9 Reminders for Survivors
Aiyana: eternal bloom; ever blooming
9 Gentle Reminders for Survivors by Tonya GJ Prince [...]
Finding Freedom Through Movement: How Dance Becomes a Healing Journey from Abuse đâ¨
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, [...]
Your Authentic Voice Belongs In This Season
There is something Iâve noticed across history â and I feel it stirring again.
Whenever those in power get too big, too loud, too controllingâŚwheneve [...]
Survivor Affirmations: Musical Empowerment for Women
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Artist Jossie Harris Thacker: Building On Where You Come From â Without Going To War With It
Some of us were taught that âhealingâ means disowning everything that shaped us.
The accent.The neighborhood.The elders.The songs.The faith.The grit. [...]
Untold Inventions Of Black Women Inventors That Schools Don’t Teach in Black History
Surviving isnât luckâitâs innovation and strategy. âI create what has never been seen, because innovation runs in my bloodline.â [...]
The Day the Women Came Together: The Nigerian Womenâs War of 1929
It began with a question at a womanâs home.
Not a battlefield. Not a government building. Not a grand speech delivered before thousands of peop [...]
Big Mama Thornton: I Stand Up for Myself As Long As I Can
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Survivor Affirmations: I Am Allowed to Be More than My Worst Decision
Maybe we don't have more talented female singers in mainstream markets these days because we never learned how to treat them?Â
There was something [...]
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 [...]
Black Music Month, Bay Leaves, and the Pages That Hold Our Stories
Some traditions are loud.
A choir lifting a song.
A drum carrying memory across generations.
A family reunion filled with laughter.
Other trad [...]
Lessons from Pam Grier’s Memoir for Survivors
updated from December 2024
I love it when women tell our own stories in our own words!
When Pam Grier's memoir came out...I [...]
Nell Carter: A Voice That Refused to Break
When I was a child, Nell Carter was one of my favorite entertainers. She still is. I had to share her with millions of other people though.
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