What anti-Blackness also* looks like

As a woman, I’m told that my power comes from within and that nobody can take it away from me. As a Black woman, I also know what it’s like to be belittled, undervalued and insulted just for purely existing. I’ve been told so many times that I’m “intimidating” or “unkind” that I started to believe it. When you’re told the same thing over and over again, it’s hard to not internalize it. I don’t have the luxury or privilege of believing that power comes from within.