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  • October 10, 2022

Dismantling the trope of the 'strong Black woman'

Tricia Hersey launched a napping ministry to encourage Black women to rest.

Video by Janai Norman, Brittany Berkowitz, Sabina Ghebremedhin, Kendall Ross, Asher May-Corsini

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