I AM THAT GIRL

“I had moments of doubting myself, and wanting to quit, because I didn’t know that there would be a future for an African-American woman to this level. At the same time, it made me so hungry to push through to carry the next generation. So it’s not me up there, it’s everyone that came before me that got me to this position.” -Misty Copeland

I know that no matter whether you are starting a new school in the fall or a new job, moving to a new place, or whatever else, you probably feel the way that I do. Many people will probably say to you some version of what they have been saying to me, which is “just keep your head up. You’ll be ok. Beginnings are scary but it’s going to be fine.”

Every individual has a perspective, and we must learn to celebrate these differences in order to push the message of feminism forward and create a better society for everyone.