Strongblackwoman - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/strongblackwoman en Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Rihanna Doesn't Have To Be A "Strong Black Woman," And Neither Do We]]>

We subject ourselves to modern superwomanhood: running ourselves ragged, trying to pay our dues to the women who had to stifle themselves so that we could earn the opportunity to occupy space.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/rihanna-vs-the-strong-black-woman-trope http://www.xojane.com/issues/rihanna-vs-the-strong-black-woman-trope Issues Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500 Michelle Marie Charles