all relationships can survive mistakes, but they cannot survive patterns. Repeated behavior isn't a mistake, it's a decision, apologies lose meaning when the actions never change
Girls will survive abuse, heartbreak, grief, and unspeakable tragedies and still navigate through the world with kindness and compassion, but one minor inconvenience in a man's childhood and he spends the rest of his life terrorizing and poisoning everyone around him
Anger is a human emotion. All people express anger, including Black women. The problem is that some assume we are either always angry or that our anger is irrational, rather than a response to injustice
47 years of living in the south and here’s what I know to be true. If they have a confederate flag on display, they’re doing awful things to kids, pets, and/or spouses. Lots of hate comes with that loser banner.
White men like to believe black excellence begins and ends with athleticism. Seeing a black man outperform them academically short-circuits the racial confidence they built on being intellectually superior.