Aug 23, 2021

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Credit: Vanity Fair

Black Women Don’t Owe Anyone Humility

But also, having some is a good idea. Let your success make the noise.

It will never not irk me when people suggest that Black women should act a certain way. Whether it’s wearing bonnets or not acting out during a tennis match— I just wish people would leave Black women alone and let us be.

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