for Oghenewhaire: Black women’s tears

for Oghenewhaire: Black women’s tears

Jan 9, 2025

notes on how to be a Black woman for Oghenewhaire No Woman, No Cry Black women’s tears are rarely met with empathic enquiry. We navigate a world where it feels unsafe for Black women to cry openly, our pain is policed, our vulnerability fetishised and our emotions...
for Guilaine: embracing vulnerability

for Guilaine: embracing vulnerability

Dec 20, 2024

notes on how to be a Black woman for Guilaine   Embracing vulnerability For Black women, embracing vulnerability is an act of radical defiance and gentle beauty; Dionne St. Hill travels beyond the tired trope of the angry Black woman and explores the too often...
for Cole: cross purposes

for Cole: cross purposes

Nov 22, 2024

notes on how to be a Black womanfor Cole   cross purposes The national flag of England is a symbol of deep pride for many English people, but for a myriad of Black British citizens, this red cross on a white background will always be a symbol of bloody...
for Shirley: too Black, too strong

for Shirley: too Black, too strong

Nov 21, 2024

notes on how to be a Black womanfor Shirley too Black, too strong Black women in politics are stumbling as they walk the fine line between being seen as electable, conservative, liberal, radical, out of touch, hubristic or self-loathing. dionne st. hill wonders if...
for Sonya: please don’t hurt me

for Sonya: please don’t hurt me

Oct 17, 2024

notes on how to be a Black womanfor Sonya please don’t hurt me Amid soulful mourning, months after the murder of Sonya Massey by a police officer in America, Dionne St. Hill reflects on the sorrow and sacred rage Black women feel, as they grapple with the emotional...

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