Happy Holiday weekend. We as black folks do a lot of laboring so we should get a 3 to 4 day weekend once a month. I hope your Friday has been decent. Welcome to the Gullah Porch where we sip some tea, get some wisdom, shop a small business, and get my advice on questions others ask me.
Some Wisdom
If you gotta tell them to help carry the bricks. They’re not the ones to build with.
Small Business shout out
I love a good piece of jewelry, and this company is one of my favorites.
Read this
I’m going to the one in Atlanta. If there is one near your city go.
Ask the Geechee Gal
Q: Do you think Colorism still exists?
Absolutely! I experienced it as a child growing up as a darkskinned girl. Nothing was given to me in my community, and I didn’t come with a pretty privilege. I will say as I’ve gotten older I don’t feel it as much but it’s still around and shows up in various spaces, online, at work, it’s subtle but it’s still there. Being black and being called every name in the book made me understand that I had to find my beauty elsewhere and not just in my face. It took me years to even say to myself I look decent and can’t even call myself pretty. It’s a process and I hope that any child that is darker knows that beauty is more than what the eye sees. Also, as a black gir,l my face card doesn’t crack as fast….I’m just saying lol gotta find the good.
Sound off in the comments! If you have a business you want to share or join in on the question of the week, please use our comment section to come to the porch. You can also email me info@shegeechee.com to ask a question without using your name.
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I like that this newsletter is short, sweet, and to the point. My attention span, as I’ve gotten older, cannot handle long articles. I wasn’t aware that Kamala was even writing a book, it’s good to know.
chile yes I love that it keeps me on task to have something on here weekly and it’s fun to share some of my favorite things. Thank you for reading!