Fixing Broken Things: Together We Can

Everything is easier together. The only reason I got through my childhood is that I had my brother and sisters, younger siblings to be strong for. The reason my marriage has worked for ten years with no major bumps or bruises is that my husband and I both want it to work. My tutoring center thrives with our busy buzz of students and finals and tests because we work together as a team. This is the only way of fixing broken things. Together we can.

Broken

We are in troubled times as a nation.

We are experiencing major labor pains and I believe that women will lead us into the future. But we have to work together. We have to work to change hearts and minds, and it begins with compassion. White women have a lot to answer for.

We have failed our sisters many, many times, and in order to march into the future and make the gains we need, we must lock arms, pick each other up.

I have an essay in the works detailing my own experiences as a white woman and the friendships I have made with women of color, and the history of white women and women of color in this country. The way forward is honestly not a difficult one; it merely requires us to listen.

Listen

Many of you know that I write to empower women, to unite women, and to grow communities of strong women. I could not write what I write without having heard the plethora of female voices from around the world sharing their experiences. I do not, nor does anyone else, live in a vacuum. We are influenced by each other, and we learn from each other.

Women are the most powerful force on earth. The future is female, and the revolution has already begun. I work to help that revolution along from my own corner of the world.

To that end, I am offering my subscribers an opportunity to listen to a sister’s voice that they may be unfamiliar with.

Giveaway

On December 20, I will randomly choose three subscribers to receive a copy of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book Americanah. It has become a favorite of mine. This book provides a unique look at Americans through the eyes of a woman from Nigeria. It deals with issues of race, of femininity, of love, and of strength.

The books will go out on December 21, and the names of the winners will be thanked for being part of the community on the essay I write on that day, about the book Americanah.

Book Club

I would like to start a book club beginning in January, and this is my foray into that venture.

Americanah gives us an opportunity to listen, to learn, and to grow as women. I will announce a date and a platform to discuss this book and to plan for a femme unfiltered book club once the winners’ books go out.

So, if you haven’t subscribed to the site yet, do it now. Join us, learn with us, grow with us.

The future is female. Together we can.