💔 @JustinJPearson comforts a woman holding a sign that reads: “Covenant Mom.”
Reminder for the people in power: The families, who are burying children and loved ones murdered in last week’s #CovenantSchool shooting, deserve real action to stop gun violence.
🎥 via @Dulcet24
“Found out I will be awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Hip Hop at the University of Virginia (@uva@uvamusic). Sounds especially sweet during the #HipHop50 anniversary because I wrote rap albums to get it. 🎤🔊”
So, to all of the Black Women reading this:
I affirm that you are enough, just as you are.
I affirm that your hard work will soon speak for itself.
I affirm that you can experience the freedom of peace and contentment, despite the expectations of others.
Happy Monday!!
Woke up thinking about what it means to be a woman of color and reflecting on how it feels to show up in spaces where we are often marginalized, judged and expected to dim our lights to meet the comfort level of others.
While many are still wondering, "where is the album?", "has she bounced back from having the baby?", and "does she still have it?", Rihanna showed up unbothered and unapologetic - in the strength of her truths, accomplishments and successes.
ATTENTION ATLANTA: Dekalb County shelter is at critical capacity. They have 150 dogs that need to find homes within the next week or they may be put down.
Foster, adopt and SHARE! 💔💔
Scrolling through LinkedIn and seeing two back-to-back posts: one person announcing their layoff and the other is announcing their new role from the same company. Seen this scenario 4 times this week.
Wild times.
This is why we can’t wait. This is why we can’t faint.
Until we work our middle, we are simply stalling at the start, anticipating a greater end.
So, don’t wait for the moment.
The middle IS the moment.
Life gets hard & it can cripple our ability to focus and execute. But, in the middle is where change actually occurs.
It’s not the manifestation of a thing that determines its weight. The value is often determined by the work & the sacrifices that were deposited in the middle.