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The Black Unicorn Is Not Free (yet): Black Feminism as the Path to True Freedom // The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood, Parts 6 & 7

The Black Unicorn Is Not Free (yet): Black Feminism as the Path to True Freedom // The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood, Parts 6 & 7

This article is the final installment in a series of articles entitled The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood: A History and Analysis of Black Feminism, The Importance of Intersectionality, & The Trials of Black Girlhood.  To read Part 1, click here. To read Parts 2 & 3, click here. To read Parts 4 & 5, click here. For the announcement post and (upcoming) list of works cited throughout the…

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Birthing An Ideology: Maria Stewart & Black Feminism Defined // The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood, Parts 4 & 5

Birthing An Ideology: Maria Stewart & Black Feminism Defined // The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood, Parts 4 & 5

This article is part of a series of articles entitled The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood: A History and Analysis of Black Feminism, The Importance of Intersectionality, & The Trials of Black Girlhood.  To read Part 1, click here. To read Parts 2 & 3, click here. For the announcement post and (upcoming) list of works cited throughout the article series, click here.

IV. Birthing An…

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White Feminism's War With Intersectionality // The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood, Parts 2 & 3

White Feminism’s War With Intersectionality // The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood, Parts 2 & 3

This article is part of a series of articles entitled The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood: A History and Analysis of Black Feminism, The Importance of Intersectionality, & Black Girlhood.  To read Part 1, click here. For the announcement post and (upcoming) list of works cited throughout the article series, click here.

II. Feminism: A White Woman’s World?

Feminism rose in an effort to…

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Double Consciousness & Respectability Politics // The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood, Part 1

Double Consciousness & Respectability Politics // The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood, Part 1

This article is part of a series of articles entitled The Triple Consciousness of Black Womanhood: A History and Analysis of Black Feminism, The Importance of Intersectionality, & Black Girlhood.  For the announcement post and (upcoming) list of works cited throughout the article series, click here.

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The black unicorn is restless

the black unicorn is unrelenting

the black unicorn is not

free.

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An Exciting Announcement!

Hi, y’all! I know it’s been a minute since I released an article. So sorry, but a girl’s been busy!

I graduated from college 9 days ago, and I’m still in denial! With my graduation, however, comes an exciting announcement!

As you may or may not know, as part of my senior project as a Theatre and Performance major, I produced and directed an original play of mine entitled BLK GRL.What a lot of…

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Sometimes the most unexpected photos are the best ones. Thank you @solodomco for this pic, love you 😘. || Check out my two latest videos “2018 Book Releases I’m Looking Forward To” and “Random Q&A #2: What’s The Biggest Risk I’ve Taken?” at youtube.com/AhtiyaL --> link in bio! 🤗 || (at NYPL The New York Public Library)

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Every single day. || || Check out my latest videos “2018 Book Release I’m Looking Forward To” and “Random Q&A #2” at youtube.com/AhtiyaL --> link in bio! 🤗 ||

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Okay, so mirror selfies aren’t that bad 😝. || My latest video “My Favorite Reads: 2017, Part 2” is out now on my YouTube channel —> www.youtube.com/ahtiyal! It also includes a mini book review on @rupikaur “The Sun & Her Flowers” so make sure to check it out! || (at SoHo, Manhattan)

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A smile, a red lip, & an afro puff 😘✌🏾. || My latest video “My Favorite Reads: 2017, Part 2” is out now on my YouTube channel —> www.youtube.com/ahtiyal! It also includes a mini book review on @rupikaur “The Sun & Her Flowers” so make sure to check it out! ||

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I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background. - Zora Neale Hurston || Check out my latest article “I Must Frighten You: On Black Anger, Non-White Allies, & Being Told to Take the High Road at casualanxiety.com --> link in bio! 🤗 || (at NYPL The New York Public Library)

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xo 😄. || Check out my latest article “I Must Frighten You: On Black Anger, Non-White Allies, & Being Told to Take the High Road at casualanxiety.com --> link in bio! 🤗 || (at White Plains, New York)

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I am the dragon breathing fire/beautiful mane/I’m the lion. (Don’t Hurt Yourself, Beyoncé) || Check out my latest article “I Must Frighten You: On Black Anger, Non-White Allies, & Being Told to Take the High Road at casualanxiety.com --> link in bio! 🤗 ||

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My latest article “I Must Frighten You: On Black Anger, Non-Black Allies, & Being Told to Take the High Road” is out now at casualanxiety.com (link in bio)! If you support and like my content, please make sure to give my articles a like, share them, and also follow Casual Anxiety (either with your Wordpress account or an email) so that you’re notified when I release new content! Thank you to all the new followers CA has gotten over the past few weeks ☺️ and I’m looking forward to that number growing this year! || When finished reading the latest article, check out my previous article “Why I’m Making A Bucket List & You Should Too!” ||

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I Must Frighten You: On Black Anger, Non-Black Allies, & Being Told To Take The High Road

And to think so perpetuates respectability politics and denies my full humanity.

If we’re angry, what’s the worst that can happen?

We’ve all been there as kids. Someone’s wronged us and our feelings are hurt, but someone else, a third-party and usually older and removed from the situation, tells us to take the high road. We’re told we should move past our anger, that we shouldn’t dwell in it, that we shouldn’t retaliate or fight back. Simply put: we should get over it.

The…

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My facial expression never matches the mask 🤷🏾‍♀️. || Make sure you check out my latest article “Why I’m Making A Bucket List & You Should Too” at casualanxiety.com --> link in bio! 🤗 ||

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Why I'm Making A Bucket List & You Should Too

Why I’m Making A Bucket List & You Should Too

Is there a such thing as too young to have a bucket list?

One of my New Year’s Resolutions, which you can read all about here, is to start a bucket list and then start crossing off some of the items on that bucket list.  Having a bucket list was something I had always played with (I made one in both middle and high school), but I never really stuck to it.  Mostly because my bucket lists back then…

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Dreaming of a time where emojis with afros exists 🤔. || Check out my latest video SKINCARE UNBOXING & HAUL at youtube.com/AhtiyaL --> link in bio! 🤗 ||