Social Justice - Racism & Body Image

March 2021 Social Justice Monday series with Miriam G Willard McKenney as our guide.

Every Monday in March, Miriam led us in conversation about the intersectionalities of race and body image.

Intersections/Roundabouts

Week 1 - Thinking about this first post about racism and body image, I asked them: “Hey girls, think back. When did you realize I was fat?”

Week 2 - Loving myself as a large black woman is radical because doing so is counter to what The World says I should do.

Week 3 - When I was around nine years old, I remember standing at the stove next to my mom. “Why am I fat?” I asked her as she cooked...

Week 4 - In the last three weeks, I’ve revealed several personal and painful things about myself. It’s not easy to talk about parts of my...

Week 5 - Our lives are full of things in and out of our control. Being born a black biracial girl - out of my control.