(ThySistas.com) The economy keeps flashing headlines that sound like relief, yet the working reality for educated Black women in 2026 tells a colder story, and the fresh numbers back it up. Start with the trick the data plays on us. This past summer the reports showed our jobless rate dropping ...
(ThySistas.com) There is a particular sting that lands when the person meant to open doors decides to measure you for the exit instead. Michelle Robinson met it as a teenager in Chicago, seated across from a college counselor at Whitney Young High School who studied her ambitions and suggested she ...
(ThySistas.com) Mentorship gets framed a certain style in our heads, and most of us swallow the picture without a blink. An older woman pulls a younger one aside. They grab coffee. Out come the things nobody bothered to tell her when she was coming up. That picture is warm and ...
(ThySistas.com) When I study history, I find it liberating to read about how hard our people fought for the right to education. They were willing to die for the ability to read and write for themselves. Many of our people would be denied formal education. They were self-taught and many ...
(ThySistas.com) There’s something timeless about watching a Black child hold a physical book. The way their fingers trace the cover, the way their eyes widen at a picture or a sentence, the way their whole body leans into the story like they’re stepping into another world. In 2026, when everything ...
(ThySistas.com) Sisterhood and mentorship are vital for Black women when we begin to discuss culture, and what informs us. We need and deserve to have trusted spaces that are judgement free, corrective when needed, loving, full of wisdom, affirm us, and look like us. The truth is many of us ...
(ThySistas.com) Everyone seems to want to tell parents what they feel is the correct way to raise children, while also telling us every child is different. Too many of us are being told out just out of diapers small children need to be independent, make choices, and have authority. However, ...
(ThySistas.com) My father used to sing a song titled, “Everything Must Change”. Though it has a romantic vibe to it the lyrics can be applied to life. Time is always moving forward, and it stops for no one. Maybe there is a lesson to be learned from good ol Father ...
(ThySistas.com) Parenting is something I don’t see getting easier, as society continues to become an even more dangerous place. In addition to the normal parenting concerns, Black parents in America must prepare their children to live and thrive in a country that historically to present doesn’t value them. With that ...
(ThySistas.com) In today’s dynamic society, choosing the right school for your child is a critical decision that can significantly impact their academic and personal development. As a mother of a child with Autism, I did heavy research on finding the right school with the resources and quality education she deserves ...