We center Black Women and Femmes' liberation, wholeness, and wellness. I am the founder and CEO of The Free People Project and the USA Bestselling Author of “All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit Of Dreams As Radical Resistance.” My Spiritual Mentorship Program, entitled “Dream Yourself Free,” is designed to support Black Women to heal intergenerational wounds and prioritize pleasure. I created Black Girl Mixtape, a platform and safe think space that elevates the intellectual authority of Black Women. I speak from a Hip Hop Womanist perspective. I earned my Bachelors in Cultural Anthropology and Political Science and a Masters of Arts in Social Change with a concentration in Spiritual Leadership, Womanist Theology, and Racial Justice. Welcome.
In Pursuit of Madness
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To invite me to your podcast, email admin@thefreepeopleproject.com. Hope, Desire, Imagination...Our Superpowers Women, Children & Hip Hop CultureFree People ProjectIn Pursuit of Madness (2 min read)Let's define the word “ madness” in this Essay from All The Black Girls Are Activists: I refer to my righteous anger when I express that I am pursuing madness. I am speaking to my right to be furious, incensed, and exhausted by the unlivable conditions this world offers my Blackity Black girl self. I am discussing pursuing the space to express myself when vexed without suffering social sanction. What space is there for a Black girl to be mad? In an attempt not to be pigeonholed into the stereotype of the angry Black woman, often Black women avoid expressing anger or frustration. To suppress our anger as Black women is violent to the well-being of our bodies. Pursuing our rights as Black women to express anger is transformative. Avoiding feelings of anger for generations means we’ve been missing out on whatever is produced when we properly process our emotions. In pursuit of madness is to be in pursuit of our overall well-being. Lauryn Hill once said, “And after all my logic and my theory, I add a motherfucker so the ignorant niggas hear me.” The pursuit of madness is both healing and transformative because I got a lot to be mad about and I got a right to be mad about it.” -me Listen to Solange’s song “Mad” on the Album “A Seat at the Table.” At the very least, join my $4 Patreon Tier. It helps.
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We center Black Women and Femmes' liberation, wholeness, and wellness. I am the founder and CEO of The Free People Project and the USA Bestselling Author of “All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit Of Dreams As Radical Resistance.” My Spiritual Mentorship Program, entitled “Dream Yourself Free,” is designed to support Black Women to heal intergenerational wounds and prioritize pleasure. I created Black Girl Mixtape, a platform and safe think space that elevates the intellectual authority of Black Women. I speak from a Hip Hop Womanist perspective. I earned my Bachelors in Cultural Anthropology and Political Science and a Masters of Arts in Social Change with a concentration in Spiritual Leadership, Womanist Theology, and Racial Justice. Welcome.
Hi Reader! Happy October! There’s something magical about watching Solange perform. She’s not just singing — she’s building an archive with her body, her sound, her visuals. She’s saying: I was here, and this moment matters. I think a lot about that when I’m sitting in my PhD classes or working on my scholarship. Every text, every reflection, every quote I drop on Instagram or TikTok — it’s part of the archive too. It’s a way of saying, “this is what this is called,” and “we were here.” And...
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Black romance, a mini-pod, and a soft revolution. Sign up for updates on my forthcoming book, Real Soft Girl Shit: A Womanist Reclamation of Black Girl Vulnerability. Hi Reader, I’m writing to you from Paris. I spend a month here every year. I always say that I come to cry and be dramatic but also I come because I have found space, as a Black Girl In Paris, to be a version of myself that I quite enjoy. I'm so expansive and possible here. I wrote a little about how Paris is a particular,...