#FRINGEFEMMES CHECK-INS BY CONSTANCE JAQUAY STRICKLAND

In Her Head

WHY: Because the poetry cracked something open. Because it offered a vulnerable and lyrical window into the character’s mindset and maybe, just maybe, into our own. Because the journey Jasmine crafted was insightful, imaginative, and emotionally layered. Because the way the character’s brain processed emotion through rhythm, image, and expression felt as textured and real as our own inner worlds.

Because the voice of a Black girl, in all her truth, brilliance, and vulnerability, is urgently vital. Because the time is now. Because for far too long, Black girls and women have carried our sorrow in silence, wearing pain like armor. Jasmine’s work reminds us we don’t have to anymore.

Because this is the season of release, healing, permitting ourselves to feel it all, and to speak it aloud.