Mar 10, 2020
S1 E2 The Audacity to Ask
If you're a Black woman, you can be penalized for asserting your worth, asking for what you want and need, making recommendations, or pushing for what is in your and your family's best interest. Not everyone appreciates Black women who have the audacity to ask. Whether it is something big or small, you can be penalized for asking for what you want. Persons in power who believe that Black women should take what we are given and be satisfied may respond to your requests with blatant disregard, or they may turn the table, and engage in character assassination that sees you labeled as difficult, uppity, presumptuous, etc. This doesn't mean you don't ask for what you want, but you do so with an understanding that how people respond is less about you and more about their internal limitations. This podcast episode explores what happens when Black women have the presence of mind, the courage, and the assertiveness to ask for what they want and need.