You, yes, you, brown skin girl, need affirmation to love yourself. I did it and you can, too.
So often as young Black women, we feel the need to have to look a certain way or we are not pretty enough if we do not look a certain way.
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Kwanzaa is an annual tradition steeped in African American cultural tradition, rooted in traditional African practices. Kwanzaa takes place December 26 through January 1 with each day representing an African spiritual principle called nguzo saba:
Umoja — unity
Kujichagulia — self-determination
Ujima — collective work and responsibility
Ujamaa — cooperative economics
Nia — purpose
Kuumba — creativity
Imani — faith
#1 Practice sisterhood
What better way to practice Kwanzaa and Umoja (unity) than to incorporate sisterhood behaviors into your daily life?
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The criminalization of women’s trauma is something that we should all be aware of. Women and girls’ trauma, substance abuse, and prison often intersect with race and gender at our schools and prisons.
Violence against women and girls is all too common; some estimate that 90% of girls experience at least one major trauma before the age of 18.
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