A Black Woman's Duality
A Black Woman's Duality | Angry but Justified Black Tee
A Black Woman's Duality | Angry but Justified Black Tee
A Black Woman's Duality | Angry but Justified White Tee
A Black Woman's Duality | Angry but Justified White Tee
A Black Woman's Duality | Innovative but Appropriated Black Tee
A Black Woman's Duality | Innovative but Appropriated Black Tee
A Black Woman's Duality | Innovative but Appropriated White Tee
A Black Woman's Duality | Innovative but Appropriated White Tee
Origin Story | We Must Release the Tradition of Becoming a Superwoman
Regardless of your perspective, a Black woman’s humanity is always overlooked, even when she is standing right in front of you. It is time for all of us to open our eyes and hearts to see the human we try so hard to ignore. It is time to find strength in our weaknesses. It is time to admit we cannot do it all. It is time to find allies who truly understand who we are.
It is time to release our capes.
Make a Bold Statement About Your Humanity | The Meaning Behind the Angry but Justified Tee
The duality of being an angry Black woman is that virtue lies in the way she harnesses her justified outrage as a tool to fight for the greater good. She is always the scapegoat, but never the victim. She is the least protected and most disrespected; the most likely to be set up to fail and the least likely to walk down the aisle in a veil; the first to be blamed and the last to be acclaimed; yet, her rage is the spark that ignites the fire inside her to stand up for the disenfranchised and marginalized. For those who use her justified anger as a weapon to silence her because you are too fragile to account for your place in the system that oppresses her, we see you. And now, you will see us…
Make a Bold Statement About Your Humanity | The Meaning Behind the Strong but Breakable Tee
The duality of being a strong Black woman is that her unwavering toughness disguises the gentle and delicate spirit that lies beneath. Even though she puts on a brave face as she weathers the constant storm of criticism, disrespect, and abuse, her strength is not perpetual; she can be broken. No matter how hard she tries to suppress it—and others try to ignore it—she feels pain, weakness, and sadness, as she stands tall as the pillar of strength for her community. For those who summon her power for your cause, but refuse to carry the mantle when she is depleted and needs a pause, we see you. And now, you will see us...
Make a Bold Statement About Your Humanity | The Meaning Behind the Innovative but Appropriated Tee
The duality of being an innovative Black woman is that she is often creative, persuasive, and coveted but rarely recognized, praised, or celebrated. Though she is habitually imitated and replicated, acknowledgment of her originality and ingenuity is a scarcity. What she builds with love, they dismantle with hate: exploiting her creative genius for profit and fame, while discarding the culture and history from which it came. For those who siphon her essence, so you can pass it off as your own while you float to the top, we see you. And now, you will see us…
Make a Bold Statement About Your Humanity | The Meaning Behind the Resilient but Tired Tee
The duality of being a resilient Black woman is that she possesses an uncanny ability to rise up when she has been knocked down; however, each hit leaves her feeling more fatigued than the last. She never loses focus of the light at the end of the tunnel, even as her vision is blurred by the myriad of man-made obstacles that are near and far from her sight. Despite the exhaustion she feels from leaping over the daily hurdles of judgment, microaggressions, and ridicule, she cannot rest because if she does, it all falls apart. For those who stand behind her while she absorbs the blows meant for you, so you can step over her to claim your victory, we see you. And now, you will see us…
Tribute | We Must Embrace Our Incredible Legacy of Strength and Sacrifice
To my intrepid mother:
Thank you for spending your entire life being strong, so I can spend the rest of mine finding strength in my weaknesses. Thank you for understanding and accepting that I cannot be you: an incredibly strong, selfless woman who believes women like us were built to endure every hardship and carry every burden without a single complaint; a woman who will never be comfortable letting go of her cape.