For Black women in America, we seem to exist under the microscope of heteropatriarchy. We are seen and not seen, visible and invisible, ignored and center stage. Sometimes, we even start to believe what we’ve heard about ourselves, so my goal is to address and counter the prevailing, stereotypical images about how we are, what we are, what we do, and how we move.

And to create something that will outlive me.

Ultimately, my goal is to merge theory with practice, which means the books I read have to be applicable to Black women’s lived experience. If we are the ones we seek, then we must make of the world what we need it to be.

I am guided by the epistemologies of Black women: my work and my life are dedicated to us—to Black women.

We are the women who found God in ourselves and loved her.