“Ain’t I a woman?” (c) Sojourner Truth
While feeding my Twitter addiction, I came across this article, discussing Strong Black Woman Syndrome (“SBWS”). In short, the author portrayed SWBS, particularly as it relates to single parents, downright detrimental to the mentality of our children, and the family structure as we know it. On its face, it sounds very neat and tidy: Your [...]
Matchless
Me: Hi Wind, meet Caution! [Hurtles Caution headlong and with all my might.] I’ve always been the girl that allows relationships to develop organically. There have been a few instances where chemistry was instant and I began dating a person almost off the bat, but that’s more of the exception. I’ve always lived by the [...]
“I don’t give a f*** about you or ya weak crew, whatcha gonna do when [Black Mamba] come for you?”
My views of motherhood can be summed up in the statements made in the movie “Role Models.” I am a lioness. A black sheba. I am a lioness, and this is my cub. If you mess with my cub, I will claw your ass up until you shit sideways.” That goes for you. And you. [...]
