Naomi Osaka. Simone Biles. What do they have in common beyond their elite athletic achievements? They’re the latest in a growing number of Black women who’ve publicly pushed back against an unrelenting narrative that minimizes their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing––their humanness.

Erica celebrates the power and courageousness of invoking the word NO! in a world that continues to label Black women as both too much and never enough.

In this discussion:

• Acknowledging Black exhaustion
• Unpacking internal resistance to saying “no”
• Amplifying our worth and value as people, not commodities, out loud
• Reclaiming our autonomy related to our physical, emotional, and mental well-being
• Creating safe spaces for ourselves and others to own their “no”
• Witnessing Black women and honoring us in our everyday existence 

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Explore worlds outside of your normal, witness and honor the beauty of alternative versions, and learn by example how to live out loud. Join Erica Courdae and India Jackson at Dropping The Veil, their 3-day virtual event featuring a diverse panel of guests. Thursday, August 12 through Saturday, August 14. Details at pauseontheplay.com/events. 

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