Magazine Draft #1

Where does the
lack of intimacy
among women of color leave
our communities?
Kyndra Joi
The definition of the word
intimacy as described by
Dictionary.com is that it is
a close, familiar, and usuall
y affectionate or loving pers
onal relationship
with another person, group
or close association. Now
with intimacy is a word
often used in our
communities for affection
towards a significant other;
a sexual context that is not
often displayed; it doesn’t
surprise me that one would
question intimacy being a
part of sisterhood.
What would happen to our
African American
communities if the women
in it shared a close, familiar
and personal relationship
with one another i.e.
intimacy? A relationship
that had a deep
understanding of our
African ancestors being
objectified and sexualized
and the other women in the
village who protected and
covered them with prayers
and hyssop. What would
happen if these types of
relationships would return
in 2016?
Based on Hebrew study,
women were for created to
be the Ezer, the
power/strength of her
counterpart. We were
created to be the Warrior
for the home, the
community. Woman also
means manliness. This is to
bring out of the manliness
out of a man. If we are not
in our places individually or
collectively personally,
mentally or spirituality,
how could our African
American men respond as
royalty? How can our
communities thrive when
we have lost our identity?
So I pose these questions to
my Women of Color as a
challenge for personal
development and
community building. With
our African American
communities being publicly
discarded, we need to
learn, teach and build no
longer for us but for the
safety and concern for our
daughters, little sisters,
granddaughters, nieces,
cousins and family members
in the near future.
For more information
regarding this topic or
community building,
please contact Kyndra
Joi, LMSW at
mailto:iamsnola@gmail.com