We are the future.
As Foundational Black American women, we stand in a unique and powerful position in history. I hope for us to start thinking about our future in an entirely different way — one that’s not just about survival, but about self-determined thriving. One that’s not aligning with what’s already here — what’s been established by white America — but instead comes from a place of centering the self. More specifically, even when it comes to how we see and embrace our own creativity.
I challenge every Black woman to ask: Where do we truly see ourselves?
Not just tomorrow, not just next year — but in the decades ahead. I don’t believe this is something we should leave to others to decide or determine for us.
For me personally, I’ve been living beyond the “right now.” My focus is on where we’re headed, not on matching or recreating what’s already been done. I’m not interested in imitating the past or simply recycling old models. My goal is to move to a level entirely new — to take action in ways never before seen.
And here’s what I know: to create at that level, it starts with me. Just as it starts with you.
The creativity of yesterday no longer interests me; it has lost its relevancy. But there’s still much range for new opportunities — newness in every form. If it exists here in 2025, then my mission is to go beyond it. To be a fearless trailblazer — spiritually, creatively, and culturally. To repeat is to replace. But to go beyond is to transcend.
This means reaching higher than mundane, earthly limitations — tapping into spiritual alchemy and transformation that unlocks new forms of creation. As I continue to learn and grow, I see the truth more clearly: everything begins within.
Anyone telling you that the answers are outside of you is steering you away from your own power.
You possess the answers.
You are the key.
It’s time to move with vision. It’s time to go higher.
