The Mother Wit movement is one that celebrates this ingenuity under pressure, these everyday heroics under the weight of various oppressions, and this commitment to clearing a path for equity from which they will never benefit. This is an opportunity for the beneficiaries and admirers of Black women to amplify the stories of women whose names were never uttered by history. This is an opportunity to establish equity among the work of Black women whose identities are as varied as their philanthropies. This is an opportunity to

• eradicate anti-blackness tactics of violence against Black women

• normalize the practice of openly loving and appreciating Black women in a way that removes bodily fetishization and misogynoir.

To love a black woman is both simple and revolutionary. We invite everyone to join us in this endeavor.

Seed of the Free, LLC provides empowerment of identity truths through the promotion of critical dialogue and authenticity of voice. Its product line includes Petty Truths (TM), a signature line of satirical and political stationary, novelty, and apparel items featuring Pettina (TM), a strong female lead self-appointed to address daily microaggressions and layers of oppression using a thin veil of comedy.  We aim to be a hub of safety for stories centering the lived experiences of marginalized voices and welcome the opportunity to assist artists in showcasing their truths.

Once Upon a Patriarchy is a podcast series where, each episode, fairy tale and media studies scholar Dr. Shannan Palma and award-winning survivor advocate Wanda Swan sit down with a special guest to talk and laugh about all the ways Disney’s versions of fairy tales messed with their heads. They discuss both the pre-Disney literary versions and the changes Disney made to them. They reminisce about jamming to “Kiss the Girl” while asking, with some real concern, “Who is Flounder’s mama?” Does she know where he is?

They’re taking an outsider’s approach and looking for the counter-narratives in the stories. They empathize with villains. They add some color back into the mix. They explore who gets to dream of happily ever after and who doesn’t — and what absorbing those messages as children taught them.