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A Black Woman Shouldn’t Need an Army to Defend What’s Hers

by Shirl Hubbard | Oct 12, 2026 | Blog, Essays & Commentary

What Glo Atanmo’s fight for credit reveals about white entitlement, Black women’s voices, and the responsibility to support us. I spent a good part of my Saturday watching a Black woman call out white women on Instagram for taking her words and passing them off as...

Why Love Isn’t the Same as Support

by Shirl Hubbard | Aug 13, 2026 | Blog, Essays & Commentary

One of the things I’ve noticed over the years is how often Black women use love as evidence that they’re supported. I’ve heard women talk about partners who love them, parents who love them, siblings who love them, adult children who love them, and...

Why Black Women Don’t Always Recognize They’re Unsupported

by Shirl Hubbard | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, Essays & Commentary

Most Black women don’t walk around thinking, I’m unsupported. If you asked us how we’re doing, we’d probably say we’re tired, stressed, juggling a lot, or just trying to make it through a busy season. We have language for feeling...

Learning to Be Held After Always Being Strong with Alyson Brown

Real Support for Black Women Starts with Knowing What You Need

Real Support for Black Women Starts with Knowing What You Need

by Shirl Hubbard | Nov 12, 2025 | Blog, Support for Black Women

For years, Black women have been saying we need more support. I don’t disagree. But the conversation often stops there, as though support is a single thing and receiving more of it will automatically make us feel supported. It will not. A person can love you,...
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