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#WednesdayWisdom
"Anger is a lack of understanding. Change makes people uncomfortable." — Naomi Osaka
Morning Musings
If you've been subscribed to this newsletter for any length of time, then you know I stan Black women and I believe we must be protected at all costs. So same goes for Naomi Osaka.
I first became aware of Naomi back in 2018 when she beat Serena Williams and I fell in love with the Japanese tennis player as she used her platform to amplify social justice issues, particularly #BlackLivesMatter.
This past weekend I applauded her as she made the decision to withdraw from the French Open on account of protecting her mental health — a decision that has drawn both support from fellow athletes and fans worldwide, as well as criticism from the powers that be and people who hate seeing Black women in power.
As writer Breya M. Johnson wrote on Twitter, "Naomi Osaka is demonstrating the power of refusal. To refuse work at the expense of our health, wellness, & more. To refuse humiliation under the guise of professionalism. Refusal is beautiful. It’s even better when we do it collectively. Support her and workers who aren’t rich."
There is so much power in "no," a lesson that Naomi has clearly internalized at the age of 23. And I love to see it. No job – not even being the world's greatest tennis player — is worth your mental health. Period.
Love,
L'Oreal
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Links I Love
1. When You Want to Have a Hot Girl Summer but Don’t Know How (ZORA)
2. A Different World: Cast Members and Crew Tell the Oral History (Vanity Fair)
3. Brown Asians are Asians, Too (Hella Pinnay)
My Latest Obsession
I started watching the Netflix docuseries High On the Hog earlier this week after seeing all of Black Twitter talk about it and I'm hooked. Food is my love language — soul food, to be exact. So I'm excited to learn more about this history of my favorite foods because as the description says, "Black food is American food."
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