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Music / Teyana Taylor : Actor, dancer, and choreographer along with other creative pursuits, Teyana Taylor has had a labyrinthine career as an R&B recording artist. Read more ...

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The Arts / Bisa Butler : She strategically uses textiles a traditionally marginalized medium to interrogate the historical marginalization of her subjects Read more ...

Special Edition / Lisa Respers France, CNN : All the Black women in us are tired ... Read more ...

Fashion / Fe Noel: I go by the name of Fe Noel which is derived from my birth name Felisha Noel. As a fashion designer, I aspire to make life beautiful, which I’ve set out to do from a very young age. Living as a first generation, American in Brooklyn Newyork I discovered fashion at a very young age. Read more ...

Life Style / Fasting by Simply Kishi : Fasting is a discipline and it is hard work. No one wants to afflict their body or bring it under subjection. Read more ...

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Restaurant / Jilian Hall-Johnson : “We want people to experience our life through our food…” Read more ...

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Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, and Sha'Carri Richardson

All the Black women in us are tired
Analysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN

he other day I shared a meme that stoked a lot of emotion.

In it, there are pictures of three superstar athletes -- tennis player Naomi Osaka, gymnast Simone Biles and track and field sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson -- along with a sign that reads, "Y'all Not Gone Stress Us Out -- Black Women Everywhere."

They are women of color (Osaka has a Japanese mother and a Haitian father while Biles and Richardson are African American) and have made headlines recently due to decisions they made to support their mental health.

All three also have something in common which I very much understand -- the struggle women of color face in exercising self-care.

As I wrote in the caption of the meme I shared on Instagram, it's hard being a Black woman.

"We are supposed to save relationships, families, elections, communities, democracy and basically the world all while exhibiting "black girl magic," but y'all mad when we save ourselves?" I wrote. "Welcome to a new day."

The heavy load is made worse by the fact that as Black women, we are not socialized to give as much care to ourselves as we are expected to give to others.

Black women are literally expected to be super women, from heading households to serving as emotional support for White people who want to be allies, but need our help figuring out how to get there.

There is an added layer for Black women athletes who have to compete against more than just their opponents.