Centering, Uplifting & Celebrating Brown Girls
As the sun shines on all of my glory, my flaws don't look so bad at all. What was I so afraid of? - Jazmine Sullivan, Masterpiece (Mona Lisa) My eyes ain't used to these rays I'm feeling exposed, but I can't hide no more I can't hide As the sun shines on all of …
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The art of preserving family history has probably existed for as long as humans have had language. In general communication, I can imagine the first people passing down ways to find food, how to make tools and how to stay safe laced with stories about the people who taught them; their kin. It was passed down …
Life, for a lot of people, can be a series of unfortunate events. It's seemingly, a stacked deck or roll of the dice. Where we are born, to whom, when, in what skin; These things determine a lot about our journey from birth to death. For example, trans-gender women have a life expectancy of 35 …
Let's cut all the bullshit from the narrative that has become "self care." Self care, as it's currently being sold, is a buzz word heard so often, from capitalists marketing, "an experience," that it has lost almost all its meaning in the practical world. In our podcast, A and I briefly discuss, "the face of …
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A "self care checklist" looks different for each of us. This is because women of color, depending on how her identities intersect, face unique challenges in the world. Sikivu Hutchinson, author and educator, tells us, "Black women experience intimate partner and domestic violence at a rate of 35% higher than do white women." The mental, emotional, physical, …
When we started planning this series, I thought it was a great idea. As women of color, the world is hard on us in varying ways and we need to remember to be kind to each other. But more importantly, we have to remember to be kind for ourselves. We have incredible worth, with so …
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation - Audre Lorde I started a new job this week and I’ve run myself ragged. I’ve come home with an achy body from all of the extra walking, stair climbing and standing. Compounded by the effects of overstimulation from being in a new environment, around …
I love my mom. My mom loves me. I believe that my mother has always loved me. I do not believe that my mother has always loved herself as much as she should have. I believe that affected the capacity of how she was able to love me. My mother, by divine magic and fierce …
Last December, I was squished between the fallout of that damn election and the stress of planning for the holidays. I was unsure of where my activism was headed, burnt out from work and not handling life well in general. I know music heals. Music is the way we express our feelings, our happiness, our …
Author: Sherronda J. Brown My lovely sisterfriends asked me to write about films that bring me comfort in one way or another. You will quickly learn from this list that I mostly find comfort in the bizarre and the ominous, rather than the warm and fuzzy. I am undoubtedly revealing a lot about my own …
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Brown Girls Out Loud 