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The Era of the Black Woman is Now
We are living in the era of the Black woman, and it’s about damn time!
Throughout my nearly four decades of living, I’ve watched Black women perform magic. I watched my mother, a Ghanaian immigrant, do the unimaginable. According to her, she stood on her feet sewing jeans in a Levi’s factory until the day before I was born. Can you imagine that? There’s no question where I get my tenacity and perseverance. I watched my mother raise my siblings and me while she supported my father’s academic and entrepreneurial pursuits. Along the way, she also earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in social work, worked as a mental health therapist, and taught social work at the collegiate level. If you ask her, my mother will tell you she learned from her mother and grandmothers.
I observe my mother’s spirit in my two sisters who are magically blazing trails of their own as college professors. I watch my son’s mother lead in her corporate role and manage a growing real estate business while caring for our son. I watch my fiancee’ raise two boys while managing an academic career and community and entrepreneurial efforts. I see Black women (family, friends, associates) all around me doing amazing…
