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From Stuff Animals To Shaping Minds

January 15, 2024 by Ikeranda Smith in black professionals, Black Women, education, personal development, purpose, self-discovery, self-improvement

Join me on this odyssey as I navigate the complexities, disrupt stereotypes, and strive to be a beacon of encouragement for those who, like me, discovered the power of education against all odds.

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January 15, 2024 /Ikeranda Smith
education, educator, educated queer black woman
black professionals, Black Women, education, personal development, purpose, self-discovery, self-improvement

My Strength Is In My Womahood

November 07, 2018 by Ikeranda Smith in women of color, womensupportingwomen, women's rights, white fragility, leadership

What do you do when all you perceive contradicts, what you know to be right? When your ancestors fought for privileges that you never were required to share. Meanwhile life is requiring you to allocate the equity that you are so unfamiliar with rationing. I get it, it’s complicated! In such a conflicting climate, where females are fighting for women’s rights; there is still a silent divide. It’s hidden behind spouses, concealed beneath salaries, nestled in the quaint neighborhoods we choose to reside in + the spaces we decide to occupy with the friends we choose to appease. I get it; its layered!

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November 07, 2018 /Ikeranda Smith
african, black woman, black queer and educated, queer woman of color, white fragility, progress, queer female doctor, educator, womanhood, female, women's rights, women, strength
women of color, womensupportingwomen, women's rights, white fragility, leadership
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Evolving

October 23, 2018 by Ikeranda Smith in careers, education, leadership, life, personal growth, queer, women of color, womanaremagic

Finding my place in the world has been exhilarating, disconcerting, and often times intimidating. After a few missteps in life, I have slowly learned to do what feels beneficial to me. Ironically, in a world full of pretentious over-doers, I have often felt like my best wasn’t good enough. While all accomplishments are commendable, I have learned that some are often disregarded because they don’t look successful enough by society’s standards. If your hustle is otherworldly like mine, then you quietly devote your life to the things that will allow you to keep your integrity and ultimately make you happy.

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October 23, 2018 /Ikeranda Smith
entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, queer black female doctor, learning, educated queer black woman, education, coach, educator, growth, becoming, radical unlearning and becoming
careers, education, leadership, life, personal growth, queer, women of color, womanaremagic
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