What’s good, medium? Black womanhood edition
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A BLACK WOMAN IN 2016? Last week, Dr. Tamika Cross was prevented from assisting a sick passenger on a flight because the flight attendant didn’t believe a Black woman
could actually be a medical doctor. _In 2016._ OVER AT THE HONEY & RUE PODCAST, SHE RECALLS A SIMILAR INCIDENT WHERE SHE WAS MISTAKEN FOR THE HELP: > Interestingly enough, reading
about Dr. Cross’ experience on that > flight took me back not to my time in Corporate America, but rather > my to high school days when I attended an elite all-girls private >
school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Although this experience > was in many ways a different world from what I was used to, I found > myself fitting in relatively well with my
classmates and friends; > yes, we were for the most part from different backgrounds, but the > racial and socio-economic diversity which existed back then (less > so, now) and the
overall openness of the students gave me a sense of > belonging. So, when I visited one of my good friends at her nearby > apartment and the doorman asked me whether I was the cleaning
lady, > this was a record scratch, to say the least. DON’T JUDGE A BOOK…: BLACK WOMEN & STEREOTYPES BY NOW, YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD OF THE INCIDENT ON DELTA AIRLINES IN WHICH A YOUNG
BLACK FEMALE DOCTOR VOLUNTEERED HER… medium.com KARA CRUTCHER OVER AT OBVI, WE'RE THE LADIES OPENS UP ON BEING A “TOKEN BLACK GIRL” IN A MOSTLY WHITE CITY AND WHY REPRESENTATION MATTERS
FOR FOLKS OF COLOR: > This is the first time I haven’t lived in a big city, AND I’ve > resumed the position as the token black girl in my classrooms. I > thought I knew what all of
those things meant for me on the daily; > what I’d have to deal with, how I’d feel. But small towns and > the token black girl life have never felt comfortable to me, so that > on
top of the regular shit like making new friends, learning new > streets and grocery stores, and being a student again has been a lot > to deal with. > > I’m so glad I didn’t go
out because it’s been not only the > classroom but also the nightlife that has forced me into situations > that have perpetuated my discomfort. On Friday, I was so exhausted. > As a
social work student, I spend my days talking about oppression, > and as a black woman with no real money to her name, I walk out of > the classroom and live it. I’m tired as fuck and
it’s only been > three weeks since school has “officially” started. I stayed in > because I couldn’t handle going out, having some drinks, and being > at risk for drunken anxiety
and discomfort because someone else has > asked me to teach them how to twerk. > > Around midnight, I was binging A Different World, possibly one of my > favorite shows ever. I
needed to watch something that felt like > home. I needed to remember that I can be a person, not a black > person, not a woman. A person who just is alive and does regular > shit
like the rest of the world. WHY INSECURE IS CRUCIAL I’VE BEEN FOLLOWING ISSA RAE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. I’M TALKING EPISODE ONE OF AWKWARD BLACK GIRL CIRCA 2011. AT THAT… medium.com
MEANWHILE, UCHE UKUKU WILL NEVER BE A “LADY” AND THAT’S A-OK WITH HER: > Recently, I’ve come to the realization that I’ll never be a > lady. > > I don’t know if it’s because my
legs start to quiver and my back > starts to arch when I hear “It’s Cash Money Records taking over > for the 99 and 2000” or because I can still recite every lyric on > Ja Rule’s
Pain is Love cd. > > But something tells me I’m not cut out to be a lady, and I don’t > think I mind. I’LL NEVER BE A LADY IN HONOR OF #TBT medium.com
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