Black Women Said

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I’m learning how important it is to be self-defining and self-affirming. I want, one day, to not need my worth validated by someone else- not my mother, or the lover who falls asleep unexpectedly, or my thesis advisor. I NEED to feel that I am awesome, sincerely, and not disingenuously. I also, beloveds, want that feeling for you.
Jo Nubian: On the Struggle for Self Love
06/27/12
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