I am a Strong Black Woman who leans into and welcomes the resources and support of my community. I am redefining the narrative of strength.

JUST DO IT! Wellness is what you make it. It doesn’t require spending lots of money or any more for that matter. It is about understanding the things that bring you joy and peace and doing it regularly. There are a wide range of activities that fall within the wellness space. However, mindfulness and intention…

Have you ever considered the difference between femininity and womanhood?Recently, I finished reading “Hope in a Jar” by Kathy Peiss and often found myself stumbling over this recurring thought. The terms “femininity” and “womanhood” are often used interchangeably, but as I sit with them I posit that they have two separate and distinct meanings. I…

Taking up space and building community with your sisters is wealth and as you know “health is wealth”. The time spent, social support received or given, and the psychological and physiological reactions during that time are health promoting behaviors. With the stress of life and our many roles and responsibilities, that release (or psychologically speaking,…

Dear Black people, Is your #blacklivesmatter inclusive of all Black folk? The Black community is a group of intersectional people who should be supported and lifted up without regard or prejudice based on identity. We can’t continue to be homophobic, transphobic, elitist, misogynistic, ableist, religion-ist (that’s not a word but you know where I’m going)…

Respectability politics clearly are not going to save us; they haven’t historically and they won’t today. What they did, however, was move Black folk to assimilate to White cultural standards and make us more “tolerable” to White people. Nonetheless, we were still not viewed as equal or even human. White folks judge and look down…

This year and forever more, we are saying goodbye to shadeism and respectability politics that place higher value on having lighter skin. No more will we perpetuate racism through our rhetoric and internalized beauty beliefs and behaviors. Moreover, we will not tolerate the celebration of “tanned skin” only in the Summer because it suits the…

I’m tired of seeing White “professionals” talk about the racial disparities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality (particularly among Black People) Here’s why: ⁃ the overuse of cookie cutter explanations (I.e. institutional and systemic racism, issues of access, food and physical activity) that lack depth and exploration ⁃ The talk is often simply a statement/acknowledgement; never…