the BLACKER THE LOVE.

Author and Philadephia-based minister Candace Wilkins knows better than most the power of a Black woman's solidarity and care. In that moment, the ways in which Black women engage with each other, the ways in which we love on each other, will become the clear and present route to the liberation of the entire Black family and of our communities. I'll never forget a night out at a restaurant owned by a Black woman, whose team had prepared a soul food menu we devoured. [Extracted from the article]

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