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 Wellness
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Hi Reader, A great deal has been going on socially and politically. We are deeply impacted and saddened by the loss of Sonya Massey and what her tragic and untimely death says about this white supremacist society Black Women have to survive in. We extend our condolences to her family, friends, and loved ones. We will continue to advocate for the protection and liberation of Black Women across the Diaspora. In Pursuit of WellnessWhen Black Girls are free, everybody will be free. I talk about freedom. I center the intellectual and creative freedom of Black Women. Softness is a deep-seated wellness I pursue and maintain by staying in my business. Nothing but liberation is my business. White urgency is violence. White urgency is not my business. "...when Black Women shift towards wholeness, wellness, self-care, and self-preservation as the primary way of being, that is revolutionary.
…We have to decolonize our own minds and our own internal socialized belief systems and truths around what we deserve and what we're worthy of in order to be able to embrace our wellness, self care, and self love.” -EbonyJanice
Why wellness is resistance:“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation. And that is an act of political warfare.” –Audre Lorde To expound on this thought, I want to bring attention to the fact that, as a result of politics and capitalism, Black bodies were legally forced into captivity in the United States. Exploitation, lynching, burning, and murder of Black women and men was and is, a method through which white supremacy targets Black people. To remain in power, subjugation of the Black body through exploitation and murder is a dominant political tactic of white supremacy. Despite the atrocities that surround us, one way to resist white supremacy is to define what being well looks like for you. When you support my work, you’re backing a small and fiercely dedicated team of Black Women.Join our Patreon community for as little as $4. Gift a tax-free donation to the Emma's Legacy Foundation. 100 Podcasts in Six MonthsMy goal is to chat on 100 Podcasts in the next six months. If you or anyone you know would like to invite me to your podcast email Nina at admin@thefreepeopleproject.com. On July 11, 2024, our team at The Free People Project celebrated the one-year anniversary of my book All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance! "So many phenomenal things have happened since this book came into the world, and it has been a joy to be a part of this process and to see the beautiful ways it has helped people." -Bettyna, DOO at The Free People Project In this chat with Lurie Daniel Favors, learn more about The Free People Project and how we can make theological shifts to support our whole selves. I'm about to take a nap because I deserve one, 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...