For Black women who refuse to shrink.

DearBlkGurl is my space to speak directly to Black women navigating this thing called life. We’re told to be strong but soft, smart but not too much, fearless yet modest, and everything to everyone. I call BS.

The truth? You are already enough. Always have been.

I’m Valencia Michelle—writer, designer, creator—and this blog is my release, my offering.

It’s unapologetically pro-Black, pro-women, pro-choice, pro-freedom. A place to say the things I wish I’d heard growing up, and to remind us that our voices and our joy matter.

Thanks for pulling up a chair. Let’s figure this thing out together.