“It is frustrating being pigeon-holed into the narrow paradigms of what people expect from a young Black woman.”

u201cIt is frustrating being pigeon-holed into the narrow paradigms of what people expect from a young Black woman.u201d

The problem with the 'Strong Black Woman' narrative

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When people refer to me as ‘powerful’, I feel as though I am denied the right to fluctuating emotions and a multifacted personality

I have never met a single Black woman who fits into these stereotypes and I, for one, certainly do not