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Proud to be Black, Female, American

January 27, 2026 African American, American, Black woman, Kathy G. Powell, LA, Monroe

Kathy G. Powell,
Monroe, LA

I am surely a complex individual as we all are. But I definitely wanted to put the American part in there. No one can tell me I am African American, I am American. Proud descendant of formerly enslaved folk and unfortunately quite a bit of European ancestry as well. My enslaved ancestors built this country and my family members have participated in every war since the civil war. My oldest brother earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam and my youngest son is currently serving in the Air Force. I have a right to be here. What about you?

Life as a Minority Black Woman

January 14, 2025 Ames, Black woman, challenging, IA, loud and proud, Minority, Olivia Taylor

Olivia Taylor,
Ames, IA

Life as a black woman and at that a Minority is hard and challenging. Especially living in a primarily white town you get looked at funny and talked down to. You could never be their standards of what it means to live life and how to live life. If you are loud and proud of who you are, you are ghetto to them and too much to handle.

Hi, I’m Black and I’m PROUD!

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 Arlington, Black, Black woman, blackness, chicken, Elecia Terrell, hair, pride, proud, stereotype, stigma, TX, unapologetic, watermelon

Elecia Terrell,
Arlington, TX

I’m very proud of my blackness. To many, we’re too loud, always angry, ghetto, love chicken and watermelon, always on government assistance, have too many kids and don’t know who their fathers are, always late, don’t want to work, don’t know how to keep a job, have nappy hair and we always wear weave, always in drama, stay in the hood..the list goes on with these stereotypes, but I’m here to say that you could associate these characteristics with any person of any ethnicity on this earth. For some reason black people have all these stigmas and stereotypes attached to us and it’s not always true. For me, I can relate to all the above characteristics in some way, shape or form, but that does not define me. What defines me is my genuine interests, my ancestral bloodline, my family, my choices. I am only a part of the above listed characteristics and I love every single one about me. I love my thick kinky hair, I love my loud over the top personality, I am late to a lot of things, I enjoy hearing about drama, I get angry at times, and I loveeee me some chicken and watermelon. I am not a walking stereotype, I’m a wonderfully imperfect, flawed yet strong unapologetic BLACK WOMAN.

Created perfect the first time around

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 African American, beautiful black woman, Black woman, God, God's image, insecurity, Jasmine Dixon, VA, Virginia Beach

Jasmine Dixon,
Virginia Beach, VA

Gods image of you is how we are created. This is the the body he wanted us to have. Along with that I am African American! A beautiful black women that grew to love every insecurity I have about myself.

A very proud biracial Black woman!

August 30, 2024 biracial, Black woman, Britt Lewis, ct, New Haven, proud

Britt Lewis,
New Haven, CT

Everything has to do with race.

That is a white Jewish name

June 3, 2024 Black woman, Cohen, East Cleveland, grandfather, Jewish, marriage, name, OH, Sonja

Sonja,
East Cleveland, OH

My children are not biracial and their last name is Cohen. However their great great grandfather who married a black woman was white and Jewish

Warning!!! Educated black women walking by

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Black, Black woman, educated, NY, Potsdam, Samantha Ciena, warning, woman

Samantha Ciena
Potsdam, NY

Get to know me..don’t prejudge!

April 1, 2024April 22, 2024 Black woman, Cheryl Evans, College, Dean's list, know me, PA, prejudge, Whitehall

Cheryl Evans,
Whitehall, PA.

I am a black woman who works in a white male dominated field. Many of my coworkers, over the years, have assumed that I am not as qualified as they are because I am black. I made the Dean’s List in college. I have successfully led million dollar engineering projects. I have made a positive impact at every company that I have worked.

Black Women Become Grandmothers Too Young

March 19, 2024 Black woman, grandchild, grandmother, LA, New Orleans, rejuvinated, young

Anzita,
New Orleans, LA

At the time I was born my grandmother was 40 and already had a grandchild. I have two sons with a huge age gap. My oldest is 21 and my youngest is 8. I decided to pursue a degree in Nursing as a career change since I felt like having another child was starting over. I am in my junior year in the nursing program and I have made so many plans for my new future. My 21 year old is discovering a new beginning of his own as he prepares to become a father. My initial reaction to becoming a grandmother was that I was too young. I see so many women accomplishing goals and discovering things about themselves at my age, thought made me feel like my life would be condensed to being a grandmother. The energy and creativity it takes to entertain my eight year old keeps me feeling young and rejuvenated. Even the thought of an eight year old becoming an uncle is overwhelming. I am realizing that allowing my son to become a man does not stop my life, it just increases the amount of love to give and receive.

Dating: I’m too dark for him?!

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 anonymous, attractive, beauty, Black woman, dating, ignorance, interracial dating, MA, Northampton, too dark, white European, youtube

Anonymous,
Northampton, MA.

He’s a white European, and has never considered black women to be attractive, apparently until he met me and we got to know each other. Since he is curious about interracial relationships, he’s often on youtube watching videos on black and white couples/babies/marriages. Yesterday, he proudly told me that he watched an interracial couple where the woman described herself as a caramel. He then casually added that he would have preferred it if I was caramel, not 60% chocolate or whatever it is I am. I replied that I’m in fact 80% dark chocolate. I was horribly upset at his ignorance, although I have since forgiven him for the comment he made and explained why what he said was hurtful to me.

Think you cute because you’re lightskin?

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 Black woman, Color, complexion, cute, DC, heart, Kwazi Owens, lightskin, skin, Washington

Kwazi Owens
Washington, DC

I see so much divisiveness among black women due to colorism. I remember growing up and girls automatically not liking me just because of my complexion and me feeling the need to reel in my personality as not seem as though I’m trying to be “better” than others. As an adult still seeing the same issues amongst black women breaks my heart.

Black women not angry just tired

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 angry, Baltimore, Black woman, Caste system, faill in love, loyal, MD, Stephanie Lawrence, tired, work hard

Stephanie Lawrence,
Baltimore, MD

Outside and inside of the black community black women are often looked down upon. We always work harder than anyone else, but it is frustrating that with multiple degrees and years of experience in our fields, we are still playing catch up. We are at the bottom of the unwritten American Caste system. We are paid the least but are the most educated, often perceived as angry, unattractive, and lazy. I am none of those traits and neither are my friends. We just want to be seen as beautiful and capable of achieving anything we want, but it has always been a struggle. So get to know a black women, you just might learn something new, meet a loyal friend, or fall in love.

I Am A Light-Skinned Black Woman

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 Black woman, CA, comes in all colors, hues, light skinned, Rosina B., skin, Temecula

Rosina B.,
Temecula, CA.

African Americans come in all colors and hues, and just because my skin may be light it does not make me a lesser African American, it only make me more proud to be who I am!!

You’re beautiful for a black woman.

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 Akaya Windwood, beautiful, Black woman, CA, Oakland, your pretty for a

Akaya Windwood
Oakland, CA

Hated hearing that. I must have heard that 100 times when I was young.

Darkskin woman with locs.. future Doctor?

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 biology, Black woman, darkskin, Dillard University, doctor, dreadlocks, hair, LA, New Orleans, Reion'ne Stewart, woman

Reion’ne Stewart,
New Orleans, LA

I am a Biology Pre-Med student at Dillard University. I am also a dark-skin woman with locs. I also just happen to be masc presenting. Whenever I go out in public I get the stares and microaggressions. I go to the grocery store and get watched, I either deal with non black cashiers not wanting to take items from my hand or hand me money. I go to self-checkout and I am watched to ensure I scan every single item. When I tell someone my career goals I get asked ”do you plan on cutting off your locs?” ”Do you plan on getting rid of your piercings and your colorful hair?” and it is exhausting. I am simply existing trying to live my best life and be my best self and I am met with judgement every step of the way. How could I be a darkskin masc presenting woman with locs and piercing AND be a doctor. Is it the impossible? It it that hard to believe?

I’m Black before I’m anything else.

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Black, black on black crime, Black woman, blackness, default, I'm black, Jan Miles, LA, law school, New Orleans, norm, white privilege, writer

Jan Miles,
New Orleans, LA.

I’m not a woman–I’m a BLACK woman. I’m not a writer–I’m a BLACK writer. In law school, I was a BLACK law student. If I kill my brother, it’s BLACK-on-black crime. Just as white privilege is societally applied (rather than being internally rooted), blackness is also applied by society. I don’t get to just be me, the way white people exist–as the norm, as the default–I’m BLACK me.

“A black married mother, who works”

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Black woman, Dillard University college, LA, law enforcement, married, Rita, Slidell, stereotype, working mom

Rita,
Slidell, LA

I chose a black married mother, who works because I am. A lot of people do not know what it is like to be married and be able to juggle a job while having kids. I am law-enforcement so that is a very stressful job. Not to mention I am in college full-time which is another stressful job and I am a mother of five kids, which is the most stressful part of all so being a wife on top of all of that just makes it a little bit harder because you have to maintain my household for your family on top of everything else.