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EPISODE · Mar 1, 2026 · 10 MIN

Is Black History Month Dead? | The Isolation of the "Different" Black Woman

from Follow Me · host Inez

Let’s be honest: Has Black History Month just become a corporate checkbox? And more importantly, why do we feel like we have to "perform" a certain version of Blackness just to be accepted by our own people?Today, Inez is dropping a "Black History Fact" that most are too afraid to say out loud. She discusses the friction of being a Black woman who doesn't "fit in"—the feeling of being too much for some and not enough for others. If you’ve ever felt like an outsider looking in on your own culture, or if you’re tired of the performative rituals of February, this episode is your safe space to breathe."I'm not going through the motions anymore. I'm checking the facts on my own life."

Let’s be honest: Has Black History Month just become a corporate checkbox? And more importantly, why do we feel like we have to "perform" a certain version of Blackness just to be accepted by our own people?Today, Inez is dropping a "Black History Fact" that most are too afraid to say out loud. She discusses the friction of being a Black woman who doesn't "fit in"—the feeling of being too much for some and not enough for others. If you’ve ever felt like an outsider looking in on your own culture, or if you’re tired of the performative rituals of February, this episode is your safe space to breathe."I'm not going through the motions anymore. I'm checking the facts on my own life."

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