Series: Black Women/What I Never Told You – Resilience

Series: Black Women/What I Never Told You – Resilience I started writing this post at 7am today and just finished. I think I wrote it at least seven different times. I would get agitated thinking about the stupidity and racism and gender bias, then erase what I had, then start over with a new perspective. […]

Series: Black Woman, What I Never Told You

Series Topic: Black Woman, What I Never Told You Going to spend a few days on this topic. Being a Black woman, racism and gender bias has always been a part of my life. In some periods it was overt, others subtle or passive, but always a lingering presence from childhood and even now as […]

Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You – Overly Critiqued

Series/Black Woman Topic: Overly Critiqued Brown face Brown eyes Pink lips Chubby legs Big butt Smart girl, but don’t ask too many questions. Too smart, you sound like you’re white. Perm your hair, let it grow. Dress like them, speak like them, don’t act like – me. Push your emotions down, Smile more, you look […]

Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You – Discounted

This is my third post in this series. Again it took me a good part of the day to write. Hopefully, it adds another layer to the story. Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You Topic: Discounted Doesn’t matter if you have a degree or not, when you are Black and walk into a […]

Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You

I hope it gives a new perspective on a common problem. Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You – Work on your communication If you are a Black woman with a job or career, and are intelligent, can think and speak for yourself, I’m sure at some point you have been informed in an […]

Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You – Money

Today is my  fifth post in this series: Black Woman / What I Never Told You – Money We want it, we gotta have it. Problem is too often women, are afraid to ask for the amount of wage,  salary or fee they are worth. I don’t have that problem. I have always ask for […]

Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You

This is my third post in this series. Again it took me a good part of the day to write.  Hopefully, it adds another layer to the story. Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You Topic: Discounted Doesn’t matter if you have a degree or not, when you are Black and walk into a […]

Series: Black Women/What I Never Told You

Series: Black Women/What I Never Told You – Resilience I started writing this post at 7am today and just finished. I think I wrote it at least seven different times. I would get agitated thinking about the stupidity and racism and gender bias, then erase what I had, then start over with a new perspective. […]

Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You

Series: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You – Overly Critiqued Brown eyes Pink lips Chubby legs Big butt Smart girl, but don’t ask too many questions. Too smart, you sound like you’re white. Perm your hair, let it grow. Dress like them, speak like them, don’t act like – me. Push your emotions down, […]

Series Topic: Black Woman/ What I Never Told You

Going to spend a few days on this topic. Being a Black woman, racism and gender bias has always been a part of my life. In some periods it was overt, others subtle or passive, but always a lingering presence from childhood and even now as an adult over 50. The current climate has caused […]