As many of us know, March is Women’s History Month. As a woman, a Black woman to be exact, these 31 days (along with the previous 28 days) are incredibly special to me. It is a time for elevating and celebrating the work of our ancestors, while simultaneously uplifting our current trailblazers. For my friends [...]
We live in a society where it has been historically normative to undermine Women. Women have had to fight for mediocre rights, that of which men have seemed to automatically be privileged to. From my perspective, this separation of genders seems to be the root of biblical times—where Eve came from the rib of Adam. [...]
“The latter glory of this house (myself) should be greater than the fomer..”- Haggai 2:9 TRANSLATION PLEASE: MY FUTURE GLORY FAR OUTWEIGHS ANY PRESENT FEELING OF DEFEAT! Womanhood at 22 for me is all about figuring out what I like, who I like, and where I want to be. Where I want to be in [...]
February was designated Black History Month. Many noteworthy Black men and women were intentionally honored for 28 days, due to their outstanding contributions to society. Since March is Women’s History month, many women will be celebrated for their unique contribution to society. Sojourner Truth, Fanny Crosby, Mary Bethune McLeod, Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks are [...]
My name is Ronnell La’shay Anderson...married name Ronnell La’shay Robinson. Call me Nelly, Missy, Ronnie, Shay, Nell-Nell, Daughter, Sister, Wife, Friend. Call me WOMAN. Being vulnerable is something that is scary, since it has only resulted in hurt. Being a woman is a beautiful, scary, mesmerizing journey that God has designed women to take. It [...]
There’s this poem I love- it’s called “Questions for the Woman I Was Last Night,” by Warsan Shire. I think it should sit in every woman’s bedroom. Anyhow, there’s this line that I’ve gone back to over and over the years. “All this time you were begging for love silently/ Thinking they couldn’t hear you/ but [...]
