Hi Reader,

It’s Black History Month—and I want to remind you of something that often gets lost in the celebrations.

Black history is not just something we look back on.
Black history is something we are living—right now.

Not everyone is meant to be Harriet Tubman.
Not everyone is meant to be Ida B. Wells.
Not everyone is meant to be Rosa Parks or Shirley Chisholm.

And that’s okay.

Because history isn’t only made by the icons whose names we know.

Black history is also made by:

• Black women who chose rest instead of burnout
• Black women who left jobs that were costing them their health
• Black women who asked for more—money, flexibility, time
• Black women who decided to live well, not just be strong

The legacy is bigger than the headlines.

Let’s tell the truth for a moment

Many of the Black women we celebrate today lived under unimaginable pressure.
They carried movements. Families. Communities. Entire futures.

They were brave.
They were brilliant.
And they were often exhausted.

Honoring them does not mean repeating their suffering.

You don’t have to sacrifice your health, peace, or joy to be worthy of respect.

You are making history when you:

• Choose sustainability over struggle
• Decide that rest is not a reward, but a right
• Build a life that doesn’t require you to disappear inside it

That counts.
That matters.
That is history.

A gentle reminder this Black History Month

You do not need to be louder.
You do not need to be stronger.
You do not need to be “doing more.”

You are already enough—and already part of the story.

So today, I hope you do one small thing that honors you.
Even (especially) if that thing looks like rest.

With you,
’Tine 🖤✨