Reclaiming Our Time

Black women, the backbone of this nation, have spoken: we tried. We poured our wisdom, love, and labor into building a better future. 92% of us voted against this incoming administration. And now?

We are done.

Maji relaxes in her hammock swing, enveloped by the tranquility of greenery and softly glowing lights.

We have always been the voice of reason. The moral compass. The ones who face the truth when others turn away.

As the Mothers of humanity, we’ve carried this burden for generations, hoping the world would listen, wishing it were better and praying for it to change.

Today we are mourning a society that refuses to honor our labor and our wisdom. Mourning the collective harm that continues to unfold. Mourning the betrayal of those who align themselves with systems that oppress us all.

We are grieving because we’ve always seen what many are just now waking up to. We’ve always known that this society was never designed for our flourishing.

Yet we stayed. We fought. We loved. We dreamed. We waited. For ourselves, for our children, for humanity.

This is not resignation—it’s a reckoning.

We are reclaiming the energy we’ve poured into trying to save a world that won’t save itself.

Now, we are turning inward. Resting. Healing. Building anew. Because we know that our liberation will save us all.

To those who look to us for answers, for leadership, for salvation: We’ve done the work. We’ve given the warnings. Now it’s time for you to choose where you stand.

Will you uphold harm, or will you dismantle it?

To my sisters: This is your permission slip to rest. To grieve. To redirect your energy. Let’s resource ourselves the way we’ve always resourced others. Our power lies in knowing when to let go and when to begin again.

We are the blueprint.

We are the prototype.

We are architects of liberation.

And while we mourn, we are also recalibrating—dreaming, planning, and building a future that reflects the divinity we hold.

We tried.

And now, we rest. We heal. We rebuild for us…by us.

Because Momma always said, "I can show you better than I can tell you."

Resigned,

Black Women