Before that, I was just a nigg….
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| “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost, almost all of the time — and in one's work. And part of the rage is this: It isn't only what is happening to you. But it's what's happening all around you and all of the time in the face of the most extraordinary and criminal indifference, indifference of most white people in this country, and their ignorance.”
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I have been ripping and running in the last few weeks, and my travels have taken me all up and down the eastern seaboard, plus some. The common thread in my travels has largely been my family - I’ve gone everywhere from Houston to New York to see and sit with family members. I even stopped at my Tatum Family Reunion - where I was voted as our new Family Historian. Last year, when I left the company that I built from the ground up, I told myself that I would live a WHOLE life. One that is not just about my resume and what I do, but rather about all the things that make me me - all the things I enjoy. My family is one of the things I value the most in my life, alongside my culture and community. Let’s just say that I “turned Black” the day I was born, in Montgomery, Alabama to Dawnelle Robinson, daughter of Minnie Davis, daughter of Naomi Davis, daughter of Jodia Tatum, son of Elijah Tatum, a formerly-enslaved man who built a legacy that would span 180 years to….me. This country has hated us from the moment we stepped foot on its soil, and yet, we persevere. I owe it to myself, to Elijah, and to all of those who whittled their lives down by necessity to take up space in every area and to live fully. I am living my best Black ass life, and doing everything that I want to do, from writing random newsletter musings to lounging in Martha’s Vineyard with my woes. -Khadijah |
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| So, not only do I know the amazing founder of this brand, but I have used these myself (back when my period was trying to assassinate me. I KNOW they help. but beyond that, I have also recommended them to friends who have felt the difference (check out the recent screenshot below of a close friend who is on month 2 of using My Happy Flo). Women have so much other shit to worry about, so thankfully, we can stop worrying about our periods with this. |
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| FUNNY SHIT FROM THE INTERNET |
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| The kids can’t even keep up once the millennial in us gets activated😆 |
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| FEATURED BLACK LOCAL BUSINESS:
Brooklyn Tea |
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This is one of my all-time favorite Black-owned businesses. Thank GOD they opened a location in Atlanta (there is one in Brooklyn too, of course). They always have the most pleasant staff, are great for a coworking location, in the summer they have monthly block parties on Saturdays, and they recently started up a game night. It’s the community 3rd spot that we all need - plus the tea is amazing. |
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| ONE THING I DID WELL & ONE THING I FUCKED UP! |
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| I am practicing grace and respect for myself. This part of the newsletter is about a personal promise and also accountability. I hope it inspires you to show yourself some appreciation while consistently pushing to be better! |
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| I embraced LOVE! More on that later - I may blog about my journey back to my boyfriend (25 years in the making) later. But for now, I will say that my last relationship completely and utterly traumatized me. I was manipulated, lied to, gaslit, and lovebombed for years - and then STALKED when I broke it off. There are no bounds to the damage that a relationship with a pathological liar can inflict on you, and I have been recovering for a year. As I reconnected with my boyfriend, trust was (is) a big issue. I’ve been fighting through all sorts of insecurities to get to a place where I can accept the good and the love in someone else. Y’all pray for ya girl, because I’m trying! |
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One of my nastiest habits may be my tendency towards condescension. When I feel like someone should know something or has already been told/shown something, I get impatient and have a horrible time controlling what I know to be a condescending tone and attitude. I know a lot of this has to do with my internal dialogue towards myself, but it has definitely impacted people working under me in many instances and I've got to reorient. I'm sharing this partly for accountability purposes and partly to get any recommendations on how people have corrected their own bad working or interpersonal habits. |
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| My family reunions be so Black, we had Obama on our reunion t-shirts in 2009. I just attended my latest one a couple weeks ago, and whew! The Tatum Family of North Carolina is peak Black, including the ain’t shit cousins at the reunion who didn’t pay their dues and the bougie aunties who are mad we were staying at the LaQuinta again. Our family has been through so much, but our history is so rich…as it goes with Black Americans. But this Family Reunion was different for me. I’ve been thinking a lot about my family, what I know about them and what I don’t know about them. I decided that I wanted to start compiling our family history, and as Black families go, as soon as I told people this, I was unanimously voted to be the Family Historian. One thing that has stuck out to me abundantly is how well we are actually doing when you truly delve into from whence we came. |
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| Also! Goodie Nation is launching the first cohort of Equity Wings in conjunction with BLCK VC's Atlanta Chapter, 1248 Angels, and the Center for Black Entrepreneurship. This free four-week program will introduce the basics of angel investing to Atlanta professionals and then connect them with Black founders for investment. It's all part of our mission to create a true ecosystem and help to build wealth within our community. Learn More |
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| “Don’t let the planning for the thing get in the way of the doing of the thing.” - Me to me this past month |
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| Khadijah draws on her deep experience as a lawyer, serial entrepreneur, executive, and innovator to help businesses build efficiently for scale.
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