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 My Name
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Hi Reader! I hope your are well. In All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance, I touch on the historical impact white supremacy has on naming:
Take a look at the visual and quotes below. When you give to the Emma's Legacy Foundation, you support Black Women. Please remember us in your giving. Give your tax-free donation today. QuotesThe power of a name is an affirmation of one's worthiness. “At the very least, we should be able to name ourselves.” -
“If we were made in His image, then call us by our names. Most intellects do not believe in God, but they fear us just the same.” - Erykah Badu
“Holding our names as sacred is a revolutionary act of resistance and worthy of consideration from the inside and out.” - EbonyJanice
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EbonyJanice & The Free People Project Newsletter.
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, Here’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about. Right now, every day looks pretty much the same for me. I wake up, I tend my shrines, I say my prayers, I go to the gym, I come home, read something super Black, read something super woo woo, and I get in the bathtub. I take a nap. I wake up, and I prep content for the YouTube series I’m currently working on. I check on my herbs. I check on my blackberry plant to make sure the squirrels haven't stolen all my bounty before it's...
Hi Reader! Randomly, I want to start this email to you by saying, "I'm so sick of Astrology borderline lying to Capricorns." LOL! I swear we keep getting these messages that Pluto is done doing something and the stars are doing something else with something and the Sun has progressed to something... and all of that means things are supposed to be more easeful for us soon. WHEN? Tell. Me. When? LOL! (deep sigh) Hi! Happy April! The newsletter usually goes out on the first of the month but...
Hi Reader I missed sending the newsletter on the 1st of the month. I know. For those of you who follow this newsletter closely, you probably noticed. For those of you who didn't — thank you for the grace anyway. Either way, I wanted to name it. The truth is, I've been deep in a prayer container that began on February 2nd, and I am just now coming up for enough air to sit down and write to you. When I say prayer container, I don't mean the polite, neat version of prayer that many of us were...