Womanism

Black Women Have Every Right to Scream

Make them hear you to the point they can’t ignore you

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Several years ago, I was waiting for the bus at a bus stop. I was in tears, sitting on the bench, rocking back and forth. I just got off from my job taking surveys over the phone, where I was criticized by a white supervisor for “not sounding empathetic enough.” I had…