(ThySistas.com) When I first picked up a self-help book, I was driven as much by curiosity asking myself if I will read something new that I have not heard. The promises printed on the dust jacket, the testimonials scattered throughout its pages, and the confident tone of the author—all these ...

(ThySistas.com) It seems to take a lot to come into self. There is a period where we are fighting to find out who we are, despite what everyone has to say about us. As life moves on, we tend to collect titles like Pokémon cards. Also, since the world is ...

(ThySistas.com) As a New Orleanian I approached this “Blood Debts” by Terry J Benton-Walker with an anticipated caution. I was immediately excited to see a fantasy fiction that didn’t necessary read as fantasy much to me, and it was centered around Black people by a Black author. Most of the ...

(ThySistas.com) I am a firm believer that poetry is for everyone. Even if a book of poetry is focused on a specific subject, theme, or group there is always something of benefit that can be found by any reader that encounters the words. With that in mind, “Blue On A ...

(ThySistas.com) I often felt empowered when reading history because it was the chronicles of our people surviving and unthinkable predicament, yet against all odds they strived. Because of their fearless perseverance we are here with the opportunities we have. No, the system is not perfect, as a matter of fact, ...

(ThySistas.com) My mother has always been an example of a calm demeanor. Some would have thought she was cold, but she is the type of person that has her emotions under control. I’ve watched the elder women in my family demonstrate a soothing calm when it seemed like all hell ...

(ThySistas.com) After the Presidential election results, I found myself in spaces having uncomfortable conversations with a few white women as they were trying to understand the space of Black women. One of them began speaking about Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I A Woman” speech in the context of what feminist need ...

(ThySistas.com) I will never argue against the power of prayer. With that being established it is important for our church elders, and believers as a whole, to understand we can pray about everything and trust God to cover us…but we may still be emotionally affected by what we are facing. ...

(ThySistas.com) Black women are vital to the strength and growth of America. We know this without a doubt, and the crazy part is everyone else knows it too…even if they choose not to acknowledge this truth. Women are a vital part of every culture, and how it is perpetuated and ...

(ThySistas.com) Poetry is a great literature genre to understand or question self, society, and how the world works in relation to self. Sometimes the words put together in the stanzas make us feel joy and become our go to on a bad day. At times the words can also remind ...