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The reason blac…
The reason black feminists (overall) are less critical of marriage than white feminists is because black women use marriage to access rights and privileges that white women have automatically on...
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wild geese
You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesFor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your bodylove what it loves. –Mary Oliver (via...
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Growing up as a…
Growing up as an American Black girl I was given many subliminal messages about what it means to be “good.” I learned through “positive reinforcement” to be quiet and docile and always seeming strong...
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You are goodness and mercy and compassion and understanding. You are peace and joy and light. You are forgiveness and patience, strength and courage, a helper in time of need, a comforter in time of...
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Jay Smooth, on being a good person
In general, I think we need to move away from the premise that being a good person is a fixed immutable characteristic and shift towards seeing being good as a practice. And it is a practice that we...
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