“ The language of marriage is often a language of ownership, not a language of partnership. ”
Teach her that the idea of 'gender roles' is absolute nonsense. Do not ever tell her that she should or should not do something because she is a girl. 'Because you are a girl' is never reason for anything. Ever.
~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I'm Jamaican or I'm Ghanaian. America doesn't care.
The truth has become an insult.
You don’t even have to love your job, you can merely love what your job does for you - the confidence and self-fulfillment that come with doing and earning.
