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_Radiah Radiah Shabazz

http://basicblackchick.com

I’m Radiah. I’m a comms professional, trained social worker, and mother. My work is rooted in attaining Black liberation and dismantling white supremacy as a system and a culture. I like challenging norms and ranting about pretty much everything. I’m Black, I’m loud, and I’m hella proud. Audre Lorde’s quote, “I am deliberate and afraid of nothing,” guides me.


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How Motherhood Has Revealed A Loneliness I’ve Never Known

If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more.____When I gave birth to my daughter in October 2018, the realization that the life I was used to would never exist again was immediate. On paper, and by society’s definition, I “had it all together.” In...

Stop Telling Me I’m Resilient: Why It’s Harmful, Not Helpful

I don’t look like what I’ve been through.This old adage is thrown around often as an expression of gratitude for overcoming life’s toughest trials and tribulations, and managing to look fabulous at the same damn time. The cliché, though, doesn’t account for the internal toll “going through it” can take, or what effects consistent subjection to...

Why I love my negro hair

Growing up, I really hated my hair. I hated how thick, frizzy and unmanageable it was. I abhorred how much it tangled when my mom combed it out every Sunday morning and cornrowed it for school. I hated how it never seemed to do what I needed it to do when I needed it to do it. I barely ever remember seeing women on television or in magazines who had hair like mine, so from a very young...