(ThySistas.com) For me there is nothing more powerful than being a black woman. I should never have to apologize for feeling such, and I hope other women feel the same about themselves. far too often, we as black women seek the validation of white women. We care about their perspective ...

(ThySistas.com) 18 Years Old: You are a legal adult who can vote. 21 Years Old: You are a legal adult who can partake in most drugs and alcohol without penalty. 65 Years Old: You can eat at most restaurants at a discount price. All of the aforementioned adult things are ...

(ThySistas.com) My male best friend and I have a tendency to come up with the most chaotic and crazy conclusions that usually happen to be right…sometimes:  Lake Minnetonka water has healing capabilities. Five Star notebooks can save lives if it was bulletproof.  The State of Florida has some very eccentric ...

(ThySistas.com) There seems to be a growing relationship between mothers and wine. The rate of alcoholism is on the rise amongst women with mothers leading the pack. Though this is disturbing it is very important to differentiate between women that simply enjoy drinking wine without abusing such, and those that ...

(ThySistas.com) It is unfortunate that we have people in our community that want to tell us when we should hurt and how. If the person that transitioned isn’t my elders, parents, or siblings I don’t get to succumb to grief. Now, I’m allowed a little space for other family members ...

(ThySistas.com) Black men and women have had to, contrary to popular belief, learn how to cover each other’s pain. We have had to turn an eye while the other cry for fear our entire being might fall apart. Our men have never been considered human, and no we aren’t seen ...

(ThySistas.com) There are many different levels of discussion that could be had about men that engage in fat shaming. Many women have been led to believe fat is embarrassing, it makes us bad people, we are undesirable for it, and no man will ever love us. Some women have gone ...

(ThySistas.com) Jokes are often made about women and their energy shifts when they are hungry, or the food isn’t right. Sometimes women may want to each, or not eat, certain foods and in those spaces nothing else will do. It’s as if the palette gets appeased or nothing is wanted ...

(ThySistas.com) I want to fully disclose that this writing came as a result of envy and my desire to understand it so that I can overcome it. I have seen men get a divorce. Then, three weeks later, marry someone else.  My right eyebrow arches for about 5.3 seconds, but ...

(ThySistas.com) Videos I will come across on a daily basis on social media: A young black male is severely beaten by an officer at a school A young black female is dressed way older than she actually is A young black male is using profanity while their family laughs A ...