There are some lessons you can’t rush.Braiding is one of them. Each strand teaches something ancient about focus, rhythm, and presence.It’s more than hairstyle —...
13 Essential Habits for Non-Misogynistic Ideologies Every culture, movement, and belief system reveals its true...
When Cicely Tyson wore her hair natural on national television in the 1960s, it wasn’t...
✊🏾 Reflection It has been my experience that people across the political spectrum — left,...
There are some lessons you can’t rush.Braiding is one of them. Each strand teaches something ancient about focus, rhythm, and presence.It’s more than hairstyle — it’s a full-body meditation, a way of training both the mind and the hands to move with care instead of hurry. 🌿 The Mind Learns…
13 Essential Habits for Non-Misogynistic Ideologies Every culture, movement, and belief system reveals its true integrity in how it treats women.Ideologies that claim to stand for justice, freedom, or faith cannot also tolerate contempt for the feminine. To build systems that honor everyone, we must cultivate daily habits that resist…
When Cicely Tyson wore her hair natural on national television in the 1960s, it wasn’t just a style—it was a statement of self-respect in a world built to deny her humanity. At a time when Black women were pressured to chemically straighten or cover their hair to appear acceptable, she…
✊🏾 Reflection It has been my experience that people across the political spectrum — left, right, and in between — often struggle to believe that Black women and girls have a right to gather on our own terms.Spaces that belong fully to us — without supervision, monitoring, or outside approval…
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Discrimination is often dismissed because it doesn’t sound “reasonable.” But that’s the thing about discrimination — it never is.When Black people say we’ve been treated differently because of our hair, too many still can’t believe it. They think something as natural, as divine, as the way our hair grows couldn’t…
When I was working as a case manager/counselor in a domestic violence shelter, a family of four came into the shelter one evening. Mom, oldest son, daughter, and young little girl carrying her doll. I was showing them around. I showed them where they could access grooming items. I opened…