Ella Bully-Cummings

Black History Month is a time to recognize individuals whose leadership, resilience, and service have shaped communities in meaningful ways. Ella Bully-Cummings stands out as a powerful example of dedication to public safety, civic leadership, and progress.

Best known for her historic role as Detroit’s first female police chief, Bully-Cummings built a career defined by professionalism, accountability, and community engagement. Rising through the ranks of law enforcement required not only expertise but persistence. especially as a Black woman navigating spaces where representation was limited. Her leadership helped modernize policing practices while emphasizing trust between officers and the communities they serve.

Beyond her professional milestones, her story reflects broader themes central to Black history: perseverance, barrier-breaking achievement, and commitment to service. Leaders like Bully-Cummings remind us that progress often comes from those willing to challenge expectations and lead with integrity.

As we celebrate Black History Month, honoring figures such as Ella Bully-Cummings encourages reflection on how leadership, courage, and public service continue to shape stronger, more inclusive communities.

https://www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online-research/encyclopedia-of-detroit/bully-cummings-ella

Chapter 35: the year of the Lioness ♒️

For 35 years my Momma has summoned her strength to support me through all of life’s chaotic and challenging moments. She taught me strength, perseverance, and how to move through life’s fragile chapters with courage. She taught me my people-pleasing era is over. That sometimes you have to be “selfish” to protect your peace, preserve your mental stability, and stand firm in who you are.

She shaped me into a fierce lioness: resilient, protective, and unafraid to claim my space. Focused and locked in. Going after everything that I deserve.

So please, don’t tell me happy birthday. Thank my Momma for giving me life. Because without her, there is no me. My birthday will always be dedicated to you Mommy. I love you.

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Father of mercy and compassion,

For we know suicidal ideation and suicidal thoughts are REAL. So many of your people are hurting Father. Lost, burdened, weary and weak.

I come before you humbly to pray for your people. Wrap your presence around those who are hurting right now. Where there is darkness, breathe in even the smallest glimmer of hope. Where there is overwhelming sorrow, send comfort that reminds them they are not forgotten, not alone, and never without worth. Protect minds from hopeless thoughts and surround them with people, moments, and reminders that life still holds purpose, their presence still holds value.

Help those of us close to the broken to be vessels of compassion; steady, kind, and present so no one feels they must carry their pain in isolation. And for our own hearts, Lord, grant peace. Strengthen us so we can support others without losing ourselves. Renew our faith that healing is possible, that light returns, and that love is stronger than despair. May your grace and love continue to extend further than any devastation.

In Jesus’ Holy, Righteous and Sovereign name, Amen. 🤍

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A hit dog will holler.

Kaitlan Collins isn’t smiling because ain’t shit funny about Epstein survivors feeling shortchanged.

She’ll smile when you release your tax returns, unredact those Epstein files and leave office.

Give him hell Kaitlan! 👑

Women’s Black History

Female Quotient x Sonique Louise Foundation

Women throughout history have shattered the glass ceiling, paving the way for future trailblazers.

To celebrate Black History Month, we’re featuring the women who came before us, and those who keep pushing boundaries and breaking records across industries.

Credit / Source: @femalequotient

Bipolar Disorder can get ugly

Let’s talk about the ugly side of bipolar disorder. The parts people don’t like to hear or are too embarrassed to speak about.

It’s losing trust in your own mind. Constantly questioning whether your thoughts, emotions, or decisions are you or an episode forming. The manic highs and the depressive lows. It’s the shame after episodes. The apologies. The mistakes. The decisions that were made that don’t truly align with who you are as a person. The relationships strained or lost. Not from lack of love, but from a brain at war with itself. It’s isolation. Pulling away because you’re afraid of being a burden, while quietly needing connection the most.

It’s surviving moments you didn’t want to be here anymore and then having to learn how to live after that. Medication trials. Side effects. Acceptance. Resistance. Learning that stability isn’t weakness and needing help doesn’t erase strength. Even on good days, bipolar disorder leaves scars, hypervigilance, grief, and a level of self-awareness earned through pain.

I advocate because honesty saves lives. Because romanticizing this illness helps no one. Because survival is something to speak about, not hide. This is the ugly but necessary truth.

And I’m still here. Still growing. Still choosing to live. Walking right with you. Because, we are Stronger Together. 🤍

In mental solidarity,

Feminist Friday: Angelina Jolie ♀️

This woman needs no introduction. 💕

Angelina Jolie embodies a modern feminism rooted in agency, accountability, and global impact, redefining what it means for women to wield power in public life. She has consistently leveraged her visibility not for self-mythology but to advocate for women’s bodily autonomy, refugee rights, and the protection of women in conflict zones, often confronting entrenched political and cultural systems head-on.

By speaking openly about choices surrounding health, motherhood, and survival, she has normalized female decision-making without apology, challenging the expectation that women remain silent, ornamental, or agreeable. Angelina’s trailblazing lies not only in what she has achieved, but in how she has reframed female influence as strategic, compassionate, and unapologetically authoritative.

Thank you Angelina for being a fierce advocate and trailblazer for women’s rights.

Mental Health Meds: The Courage People Love to Criticize

Taking Meds Isn’t Weak—Shaming Is.

My Zoloft (Sertraline) helps me stay balanced with Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and panic/anxiety. Mental health medication isn’t something to be ashamed of, it’s healthcare. It’s self-care. If meds help you live, function, and breathe easier, that’s strength.

Medication is part of how I survive and thrive. I’m not ashamed of that. It’s okay to need medication to support your mental health. You’re still strong. It’s incredibly courageous facing your mental health.

I’m right here with you.

P.S. ✨️ Oh, next time anyone thinks about pill shaming someone, don’t. ✨️