Sharon Marley Reclaims Her Voice
“Firebird is about rising above life’s challenges with grace and resilience, a reminder that we can rise from the ashes, no matter how many times we have been burned.”
Read More“Firebird is about rising above life’s challenges with grace and resilience, a reminder that we can rise from the ashes, no matter how many times we have been burned.”
Read More“I live in waves. I have to determine: is this a wave with sharks or is this just open waters? Sometimes I can’t differentiate between the two, so I have to step back and say, ‘You’re not in danger. It just means you have to reset what you’re looking at.”
Read More“As if being a black woman is to be born as anything less than as a human.”
Read More“She is a cross-cultural architect of human justice who has already built a sanctuary in the ruins of institutional neglect.”
Read More“I realized that I was the full package at the wrong address. I was always beautiful.”
Read More“She wants to relax the brain and express the soul in a way that is not capitalist related.”
Read More“Those who knew Monica will remember her not only for what she built, but for how she treated people.” — Junior Lewis
Read More“Caribbean healing is about communities that refuse to let anyone carry their burdens alone.”
Read More“I’m not going to flay my back and kill myself for this work. I’m going to thrive, and thriving is my birthright as an African woman.”
Read More“The smirk isn’t just a facial expression; it’s a vault where Teisha Gentles keeps the secrets of a woman who has finally learned to stop asking for permission to exist.”
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