Deja Coleman

Life's Gumbo: Baby, I’m T’ied | What Black Women Understood in the Deja Coleman Story

Life's Gumbo: Baby, I’m T’ied | What Black Women Understood in the Deja Coleman Story

When Deja Coleman’s story broke, Black women heard more than exhaustion. We recognized what it looks like to keep functioning when your mind and body are asking for help. Her story raises a harder question: How often do we call Black women strong when what we really mean is that nobody came to help?