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Casa De Plegado

Myconian Ambassador 

“MAKING THE DISTINCTION AND SPECIFICALLY CENTERING BLACK WOMEN WHO GREW UP IN THE PROJECTS IS INTENTIONAL. IT IS A WAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INNOVATORS WHO BROKE THE RULES ALL THE WHILE DEFINING THEMSELVES ON THEIR OWN TERMS. WHILE BLACK WOMEN AS A WHOLE SHARE SEVERAL EXPERIENCES, BLACK WOMEN WHO RESIDE(D) IN THE GHETTO HAVE ENDURED AN EGREGIOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECTABILITY POLITICS AT THE HANDS OF BLACK WOMEN AND NBPOC WHO LIVE(D) ACROSS THE TRACKS. OFTEN TIMES, IMAGES OF “CAREFREE BLACK WOMEN” AND/OR ARTICLES/THREADS DISPLAYING #BLACKGIRLMAGIC EXCLUDE THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE HOOD AND PORTRAY A CONTROLLED NARRATIVE WITH AN ELITIST UNDERTONE THAT FAILS TO SHOWCASE THE WOMEN WHO GREW UP ON THE BLOCK.”