9 Quotes from Maya Angelou to Nourish the Survivor’s Soul (Part 1)
Updated for 2025
šæ For the Survivorās Journey
1. āThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.ā
2 [...]
Edward Crawford Jr. Tried to Protect Children in Ferguson. We Should Remember His Story.
Remembering Edward Crawford Jr., Darren Seals, and the Ferguson protesters whose lives and deaths deserve more than silence.
There is a photograph [...]
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 generat [...]
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 [...]
Beyond Survival: Claiming Your Healed Identity After Abuse (podcast/audio)
This episode of We Survive Abuse isn't just about surviving; it's about *thriving*.
After navigating the challenging path to recover [...]
š¶ Choose Love, Joy, Hope (w/video)
š¶ Choose Love, Joy, Hope
Hate makes little ditties āshort, sharp, and forgettable.But joy?Joy makes songs that reach the bones.Songs that bring p [...]
Youāre Not Too MuchāPerhaps, Theyāre Not Enough
ā¦ [SurvivorAffirmations.com] ā¦
Dear Survivor,
Theyāll say youāre too loud.Too proud.Too bright.Too deep.Too spiritual.Too intense.Too sensitive.Too [...]
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 [...]
šŗ Frida Kahlo: She Lived in a Body That Hurtāand Still Created Beauty
Ā For a long time I celebrated Frida's art and had no idea she lived in pain. I was truly spellbound by the art. As a young person, I thought the art w [...]
Wellness Journaling Prompts: I Thrive
Wellness Journaling Prompts: I Thrive by Tonya GJ Prince [...]
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. ā¦ when people can emotionally connect with something or it helps [...]
šæ Affirmation Post: āI Am Becoming Who I Neededā
A sacred declaration for Survivors stepping into their wholeness.
I am no longer trying to return to who I was before the harm.She didnāt have [...]
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 [...]
Survivor Affirmations Inspired by The Joy Luck Club (with audio book)
Thereās something sacred aboutĀ The Joy Luck Club.Not just the storyābut the witnessing. The layering. The quiet truths that refuse to stay buried.
Le [...]
Elizabeth Packard: The Woman They Called Insane Until She Changed the Law
Elizabeth Packard was not simply a āwronged wife.ā
She was a mother. A thinker. A religious dissenter. A wife under the rule of a husband who belie [...]
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 [...]
Mama I Love You: Women Are Amazing, Unique, and Special!
Tyron Woodleyās mother congratulates Kamaru Usman at UFC 235
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"It's all good, baby. It's all good. It's your turn. It [...]
Hidden Black Film Herstory: Stompin at the Savoy | Directed by Debbie Allen
Sometimes Black womenās films are praised for being ānice,ā ānostalgic,ā or ābeloved,ā while the craft gets undercounted. Stompinā at the Savoy was no [...]
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 [...]
When Being Yourself Is Labeled āPoliticalā: Why some people are punished simply for showing up
Nat King Cole really was attacked on stage during a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1956.
While performing at the Municipal Auditorium in Birmingh [...]
Artist Jossie Harris Thacker: Building On Where You Come From ā Without Going To War With It
Some of us were taught that āhealingā means disowning everything that shaped us.
The accent.The neighborhood.The elders.The songs.The faith.The grit. [...]
Black Classics Reading List Created by Chelsea Yvonne
In the spirit of Juneteenth, free your mind!Ā
These Black literary classics are worth a read or re-read.Ā
Gratitude to Chelsea Yv [...]
