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A Letter To My Black Friend Crumbling Under the Weight of the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Cape

And to you if you’re carrying the pervasive stereotype on your shoulders. You’re crumbling under the weight of the ‘strong black woman’ cape. Your colleagues didn’t ask you, “How are you doing?” They heard about your recent online sexual harassment. And yet. How you are sleeping at night and if you’re even sleeping at night, …