Category: SHE IS AMAZING
Hidden Black Film Herstory: Stompin at the Savoy | Directed by Debbie Allen
Sometimes Black womenβs films are praised for being βnice,β βnostalgic,β or βbeloved,β while the craft gets undercounted. Stompinβ at the Savoy was no [...]
Elizabeth Packard: The Woman They Called Insane Until She Changed the Law
Elizabeth Packard was not simply a βwronged wife.β
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 βGoGo.β
One was born in Washington, DC.
One comes from Tanzania.
And somehow [...]
Mama I Love You: Women Are Amazing, Unique, and Special!
Tyron Woodleyβs 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 [...]
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 [...]
Keep on Movin: Quotes on Perseverance from Black Women
β₯ Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped b [...]
π€οΈ Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain
There comes a moment β after the thunder, after the tears β when the air feels different.
Itβs quieter.
Cleaner.
You can finally see what was [...]
The Architecture of Change: Lessons from the Japanese “Renewal Years”
The Japanese word for menopause is kΕnenki (ζ΄εΉ΄ζ), and the linguistic and cultural nuances behind it are quite beautiful and distinct from many Western [...]
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 [...]