Toyin deserved to be here. She deserves to celebrate with loved ones. She deserved to flourish and grow. She deserved to grow as an activist and heal in peace from her trauma. Her story deserved to be told.
Her life mattered
last night we went for dinner at a restaurant/bar and got a phone call like 15 mins later to say we hadn’t paid our tab. so we told the barman to cancel our drinks so we could go settle it and he told us not to go because that’s a known tactic here to lure women back and attack
Stop being okay with things you really are not okay with. Stop associating being a good person with how much you're willing to suffer in silence. You can be a kind person and still say "I'm not okay with this." Being kind is not about having no viable boundaries. It's natural
I will never reconcile with anyone who deliberately went out their way to sabotage or hurt me in anyway. This can be family, friends, associates- whoever. Once you show me who you are, I can’t unsee it.
CALLING ALL DIASPORA 📣🌍
I created Afro-Creole Languages Week (Sept 1st–8th) a space dedicated to celebrating the languages WE created, and I would love for you all to be there!
✨ Free online sessions EVERY SINGLE DAY
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Save your spot below 👇🏾
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