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Black ballerinas carry elegance and pain. This blog piece traces their history, cost of invisibility, and victories on a stage built for exclusion. tinyurl.com/4b8h7j2w

#BlackBallerina #Ballerina #Racism #Dance #Dancer

White society demands Black people perform emotional labor, from mourning racists to granting absolution. This piece exposes that centuries-old demand. bit.ly/3Img2U6

#EmotionalLabor #Racism #CharlieKirk

Black women are the most educated group in America, but still the least protected in the workplace. Explore the data, disparities, and what must change. bit.ly/45KvyRx

#Blog #BlackWomen #Education

Second chances aren’t owed to everyone. Some doors should stay closed for your own peace. Here’s why unapologetic boundary-setting is essential. bit.ly/3UN0IT2

#Boundaries #SecondChance #Relationships

Telling women to smile isn’t harmless, it’s sexist. Unpacking the toxic demand that women perform happiness for others’ comfort. bit.ly/3UdfNgE

#BlogPost #Blog #Smile #Sexism #Sexist

Faith is not tested in comfort but in chaos. Learn how to trust God through His silence, delays, and detours. He is present, even in the wilderness. bit.ly/40N85NX

#Faith #Trust #Wilderness #God

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Rooted in culture. Shipped with care.
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Telling women to smile isn’t harmless, it’s sexist. Unpacking the toxic demand that women perform happiness for others’ comfort. bit.ly/44R7n4B

#Smile #Sexism #Toxic #Blog #BlogPost #Misogyny

Healed Women Are Not Hard to Love—They’re Just Done Settling. tinyurl.com/5azeppfe

#Dating #Relationships #Healed

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Fine art for the culture.

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Day 3 of 7: Meet "Nero"⁣
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Nero means "black" in Italian , a word rich with depth, history, and beauty.⁣
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This piece honors the quiet power of being seated, centered, and unapologetically Black.⁣ Portraitsbytl.Etsy.com

#BlackBallerina #DigitalPainting⁣ #ArtThatSpeaks ⁣
#RepresentationMatters

Day 2 of 7: Meet "Siyah"

She sits in stillness, but her presence speaks volumes.
Named after the Persian word for black, "Siyah" is an ode to elegance, identity, and the quiet strength of Black ballerinas.

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#DigitalArt #BlackBallerina #ArtSeries #BalletArt #BlackArtists

Unburdening the Crown: The Myth of the Strong Black Woman

Unmasking the Strong Black Woman stereotype; explore the truth behind the myth, mental health gaps, and the brilliance of Black women today. bit.ly/45U3Ymu

#BlackWomen #StrongBlackWoman #Tropes #Myths #Stereotypes #Blog #BlogPost

Day 1 of 7: “Uuli”⁣
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In Samoan, “Uuli” means black, not just a color, but a presence. A foundation. A story told in skin, in sound, in stillness.⁣
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“Uuli” opens this 7 day series of seated Black ballerinas with grace that doesn’t ask for permission.⁣ portraitsbytl.etsy.com

Looks like the joke’s on them.

Tweet from Simone Biles @Riley_Gaines_ You're truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead... You bully them... One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!! Riley Gaines @ € @Riley_Gaines_•7h Comments off lol To be expected when your star player is a boy x.com/mshsl/status/1...

I love it when a bitter fifth-place finisher who’s only known for campaigning against transgender people gets schooled by one of the most decorated female athletes of all time who has 11 Olympic medals and 30 world championship medals. 🥇

Reminder that California subsidizes red states.

Straight up propaganda‼️
I’m so glad he is calling them out‼️

September 2024

WOW. One of the Venezuelans whom Kristi Noem tried to render to El Salvador's slave prison managed to avoid removal and was able to make it to immigration court, and you'll never guess what happened: THE GOVERNMENT GAVE NO EVIDENCE OF HIS GANG MEMBERSHIP. Due process ftw

Columbia is proof that appeasement doesn’t work. Harvard is doing the right thing.

RFK Jr. is very loud and very WRONG about Autism.

1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.

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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,

Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.

~ All of Us

I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.