Category: Inspiration/Motivation

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Mama I Love You: Women Are Amazing, Unique, and Special!

Mama I Love You: Women Are Amazing, Unique, and Special!

    Tyron Woodley’s mother congratulates Kamaru Usman at UFC 235   "It's all good, baby. It's all good. It's your turn. It [...]
Ketty Lester: Honor the Firsts, Remember the Closed Doors

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 [...]
The Black Performance Genius Behind America’s “Iconic” Jazz Style

The Black Performance Genius Behind America’s “Iconic” Jazz Style

I like Bob Fosse too. He was a brilliant dancer and choreographer. But his style is heavily influenced by Black dancers. American stage entert [...]
Survivor Affirmations:  Black Women Deserve to Be Believed Without Being Perfect

Survivor Affirmations: Black Women Deserve to Be Believed Without Being Perfect

DARVO becomes even more dangerous when it borrows from racism, sexism, and old lies about Black women and Black girls. We do not honor truth by protec [...]
When Being Yourself Is Labeled “Political”: Why some people are punished simply for showing up

When Being Yourself Is Labeled “Political”: 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 [...]
Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesn’t Mean You Were Wrong

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 [...]
Remember the Time: Memory Remembers Meaning, Not Calendars

Remember the Time: Memory Remembers Meaning, Not Calendars

Memory does not keep time the way clocks do. It keeps impact. It keeps feeling. It keeps the moments when something inside us recognized truth befo [...]
Before MTV: The Hidden Story of the First Black Music Video and the Legacy It Built

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 [...]
Lessons from The Wedding: The Kind of Love That Looks Good—and Still Costs You

Lessons from The Wedding: The Kind of Love That Looks Good—and Still Costs You

Another televised Oprah production. She doesn't appear in this film, but if you are a fan of the wonderful series Greenleaf, you will definitely note [...]
Võ Thị Sáu: 🌿She Was Young. And Still… She Stood.

Võ Thị Sáu: 🌿She Was Young. And Still… She Stood.

“I was never too young to see clearly—and I honor the strength that rose in me anyway.” Võ Thị Sáu was a girl. Not grown.Not protected.Not given tim [...]
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