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.
Pursuing Unashamedness
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Attention Podcast Hosts: I have a personal goal of being interviewed on 100 podcasts in the next six months. If you have a podcast or platform please invite me to collaborate with you. We will have a good time! 1. Email me at the information on the graphic below or 2. Visit www.ebonyjanice.com and use the Contact/Work With Me form so I can learn more about how we can collaborate. Pursuing UnashamednessJuly 2024 In All The Black Girls Are Activists, I write: “A major part of this freedom journey is to deconstruct, question, and contextualize this irrational fear of bringing shame to my family by experiencing sexual pleasure or acknowledging my body as something worthy of pleasure.” Actions associated with sin often bring shame to the individual and shame to that individual's family. These sinful actions are often associated with sexual activity and personal pleasure. Historically, in America, Black women have been hyper-sexualized. However, I am suggesting that, despite this hyper-sexualized stereotype, the Black churched woman has abstained from sexual pleasure because the shame and guilt for experiencing great sex out of wedlock is in direct conflict with Black Christian family values.
I choose to pursue unashamedness to create a space for deeper conversations around Black women pursuing sexual gratification outside of marriage and to speak the truth about my liberating journey to be unashamed in my pursuit of pleasure. I'm interested to know tips you may have that have helped you in your journey to remove the cloak of shame. Please respond to this email directly or engage with me on Instagram. I am tempted to sign out with the words "get naked," but I'll opt for: In grace and gratitude, EbonyJanice |
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...