To Be A Woman and Black

Dominique Simpson
ZORA
Published in
3 min readFeb 24, 2021

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A Black woman standing in a dim parking garage with the light shining on her.
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To exist in this world being woman and Black is a masterful paradox. The dichotomy of womanhood and Blackness is unparalleled throughout humanity. To be woman and Black is to be the gravitational force that births inertia. We are that which keeps the Earth rotating. We are the world’s North Star. We are that which keeps families, communities, and society moving forward. We are the worlds muse. Yet, we are never recognized as such. We are never…

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Dominique Simpson
ZORA
Writer for

The hermit scribe, a witty womanist. Essayist, poet, and black literature enthusiast. Unequivocally and unapologetically black.