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Tammi Terrell’s Story Reminds Us That Survival Is More Than Staying Alive
When people speak about Tammi Terrell, they often begin with how young she was when she died.
Twenty-four.
They talk about the brain tumor. The interrupted career. The songs she never got to record. The future that was cut sho [...]

7 Reasons Survivors May Want to Read Taraji P. Hensonās Around the Way Girl
Sometimes the books that stay with Survivors aren't the ones written specifically about surviving.
Sometimes they are simply somebody telling the truth about her life.
Taraji P. Henson's memoir, Around the Way Girl, was pu [...]

Angie Stone, Roberta Flack & Gwen McCrae: The Power of Their Musical Legacy
Angie Stoneās Music Pulled Us ThroughāAnd Now, Sheās Gone.
Angie Stone has passed, and somehow, it still doesnāt feel real.
During one of my lowest valleys, her music became my guide, my comfort, my reassurance that I [...]

The Wishing Tree With Alfre Woodard: A Beautiful Movie About Finding Your Way Home + Full Movie
Sometimes you want a movie that doesn't demand everything from you.
Something you can put on while folding clothes, answering emails, working on a project, cooking dinner, or finally dealing with that pile of papers that has [...]

How Singing is Surprisingly Good for Your Health
There's a vocal teacher on Youtube that I love, and I wanted to share her with you. Kristel Cherelle's approach reminds me of our choir teachers back in school who had faith in our ability to sing if only we understood technique [...]

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 wedding, the vendors, the publicity, the photographs, the commentary and eventu [...]

7 Survival Lessons From Eve: Your Life Is Allowed to Have More Than One Act
Some chapters prove you can survive. Others remind you that survival was never supposed to be the whole story.
I love Eve's music.
Let me get that out of the way because, obviously. Tambourine. Love Is Blind. Let Me Blow Y [...]

Vanessa Williams Refused to Become the Worst Thing People Said About Her
Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect, and make everyone else deal with you the same way. -Nikki Giovanni
It was 1984, and Vanessa Williams was surrounded.
Only months earlier, she had made history as the f [...]

Some People Don’t Wait for Affirmation. They Give It to Themselves.
They did not wait for the world to settle the question of their worth. They kept something sacred for themselves: the authority to know who they were.
There is an old story about Diana Ross. "Call her Miss Ross."
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There Are No Children Here: When Survival Makes a Child Grow Up Too Soon
In 1993, Oprah Winfrey starred in a television movie called There Are No Children Here. She played LaJoe Rivers, a Black mother raising her children in Chicagoās Henry Horner Homes, a public housing development where violence, p [...]

Survivor Affirmations: You Are Not Too Late for Your Own Life
Maybe the life you imagined for yourself was supposed to happen by now.
That is the part we don't always say out loud.
You thought you would have written the book by now. Started the business. Finished school. Traveled. Ma [...]
Steve Harvey Survived the Closed Door Because It Wasn’t His Only Door
There is something Steve Harvey has been saying lately that I think is worth hearing beyond the celebrity story.
Harvey has spoken about conflict he experienced with a powerful television executive and what he believes ha [...]

You Remember the Beat. But Do You Remember What Chubb Rock Was Saying?
I have been thinking about Chubb Rockās āTreat āEm Rightā.
Maybe it is because I keep hearing people talk about hip-hop as though an entire generation of Black music can be summarized by the worst words anybody ever said on a [...]

Bob Mackie Set Beauty Free: Remembering a Designer Who Knew How to……
Before Bob Mackie dressed Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Cher, Dolly Parton and some of the most famous women in entertainment, Black women were already d-r-e-s-s-e-d.
Look at photographs of Black Americans from the 1920s, ā30s and [...]

Why Does He Get Angry When Youāre Happy? When Your Joy Becomes a Problem in a Controlling Relationship
Inspired by.......
Why womenās laughter has long been treated as a threat | Psyche IdeasĀ
Posted by Amy Diehl, Ph.D on X.com
There is a scene television loves to give us before a man becomes violent with a [...]

Florida A&M Marching 100: They Gave Dolly Parton Her Flowers Like Black HBCU Bands Do
A great Black marching band performance is not casual praise. It is labor as praise.
Somebody had to arrange ā9 to 5ā for that instrumentation. Musicians had to learn their individual parts. Sections had to rehearse until they [...]

Dance is a Weapon, a Womb, and a Journey Back to Ourselves
They tried to bury us, but they didnāt know we were seeds. And we dance where they tried to end us.ā
Across time and across oceans, African peoples have danced through grief, joy, resistance, and survival. For us, dance has n [...]

Your Usefulness is Something You Give. Your Worth is Something YOU Have.
Sometimes people, even high-profile people push their fans and admirers away because THEY realize that they were performing and trying to earn love. They realize that the person that others loved wasn't the "real" them.
No, [...]
Survivor Affirmations: Solidarity is Reciprocal
Where did people get this bizarre idea that solidarity doesn't require respect and reciprocity...at a minimum?
If you are able, you definitely want to avoid allowing people to recruit you for battles and wars AND TH [...]

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 professional boxing would make his hands famous around the world. He would defeat men [...]
AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
HEALING JOURNEY
From Panic to Peace: Transformative Ways to Manage Anxiety (article & quote collective)
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What I Survived Speaks Louder Than What They Say
⨠Affirmation āØ
What they say is fleetingārumors, whispers, labels.But what I survived is eternalāit beats like a drum in my spirit.My scars sing lou [...]
šµ 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.
ā [...]
āš¾ 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 sensitiveāI was simply too po [...]
12 Free eBooks to Support Your Somatic Healing Journey
Dear Survivor,
They are playing in your face by making you explain. And explain. And explain. Forget them.
All these folks running around protecti [...]
CONFIDENCE/POWER/RESILIENCE

Soul Music Connects to Your Soul and Your Spirit
āSoul music is true to its name. It's music that connects to your soul, your spirit. ⦠when people can emotionally connect with something or it helps [...]
Iām Not Crazy. Iām Just Done Being Gaslit.
SurvivorAffirmations.com | Inspired by WeSurviveAbuse.com
They say you're āangry.āThey say you're ātoo sensitive.āThey say you're āmaking it all abou [...]

Selena Quintanilla: šæ 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 [...]
⨠Protecting Your Aura: Setting Boundaries with Toxic People
Some people drain the life out of every room. They thrive on chaos, belittling, and control. And when you are a Survivor, you already know the cost [...]
HEALTHING JOURNEY
šæ 10 Affirmations for Healing (Even If It Doesnāt Feel Like It)
Dear Courageous One:
These are designed to speak directly to the heart, especially in moments of doubt, quiet strength, or unseen growth:
āE [...]
š Still Waters Run Deep
A Healing Post About Inner Stillness, Maturity, and Sacred Survival
"That storm is theirs. My waters remain still."This is what healing teaches youān [...]
š± Affirmations for the Survivor Accused of āChangingā
Here is a healing and empowering set of affirmations for Survivors who are being accused of āchangingāāwhen in reality, they are growing, healing, and [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Deserve to Be Seen in Gold
"Gold is not just what I wearāit's who I am."ā SurvivorAffirmations.com
āļø Reflection Prompt:
When do I feel most radiant in my skin?
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šæ Josephine Baker: She Found a Place Where She Could Breathe
JosĆ©phine BakerĀ did not just āmove to France.ā
She left a place that constrained herā¦and stepped into a place that, for a time, allowed her to expand [...]
She Is AMAZING
Different Go-Go, Same Refusal to Disappear into Misery
I just discovered something beautiful.
There are two kinds of āGoGo.ā
One was born in Washington, DC.
One comes from Tanzania.
And somehow [...]
Survivor Affirmation: My Scars Tell a Story of Strength
If youāve ever worried that sharing your story makes you look weakāLet me remind you what your story really says:
Something struck me.Something t [...]
The Forgotten Scientist Who Cured Leprosy ā The Story of Alice Ball (w/affirmations)
The Forgotten Scientist Who Cured Leprosy ā The Story of Alice Ball: A pioneering woman's life cut short before she reached her full potential and los [...]
Helen Baylor’s Testimony| I Had a Praying Grandmother
Helen Baylorās gospel classic āA Praying Grandmotherā is more than a personal testimonyāitās a spiritual archive for many Black families. It speaks to [...]
šæ Josephine Baker: She Found a Place Where She Could Breathe
JosĆ©phine BakerĀ did not just āmove to France.ā
She left a place that constrained herā¦and stepped into a place that, for a time, allowed her to expand [...]
Big Mama Thornton: I Stand Up for Myself As Long As I Can
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ART HEALS
19 James Baldwin Truths and Affirmations That Still Strengthen the Human Spirit
Few voices have spoken to the human condition with the clarity, courage, and compassion of James Baldwin. He did not write to decorate reality. He wro [...]
Great Re-Inventors: Eartha Kitt #courage #changeyourlife #comeback
After being blacklisted in the United States in 1968, Eartha Kitt had several choices.Ā She chose to find new doors and soar.
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When Youāre Trained to Consume a Culture but Not Understand It (Amplifying Affirmations for Black Creators)
It isn't that people think that Black art should never be critiqued, but there is undeniable and die-hard racism within the critiques. Further, when m [...]
JOURNALING/WRITING IN A HEALTHIER WORLD
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