One writer explores how Black women have long been socialized to keep quiet about trauma, but the actress Keke Palmer has spoken out — and now other women feel they can, too.
ByIn the fourth grade, I won my school’s spelling bee and, as my prize, I received tickets toThe quintessential awkward Black girl myself, I was made fun of for being an “oreo” and ostracized. I found comfort in seeing myself represented by another brainy girl who looked like me, and grew confident in my intelligence. I watched and re-watched the film until the scene of her reciting W.E.
We have created the blueprint for fashion and beauty — wearing slicked back buns, gold hoops, and airbrushed acrylics long before they were Pinterest trends — the foundation for our culture, yet we are punished for taking up space. To be a Black woman is to constantly be in service. Wellness influencer and athlete Kayla Jeter says, “It's like we're supposed to show up for and take care of everyone else and figure out our own issues and trauma behind closed doors.
I — we — have had enough. We are entering an era of unapologetic confidence, with Black women like Palmer abandoning the legacy of wearing suffering as a badge of honor. We are in an era of breaking generational curses and no longer accepting the bare minimum for ourselves after doing the most for everyone else. “We’ve just had enough and we’re finding power in our voice and in our communities,” Jeter says.
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