Black Women Are Powerful

Black women are powerful

CARSON ROBINSON

"Okay that's everything" I said looking around my finish decorated apartment turning on my speaker playing my playlist.

"Okay good you got some heavy ass boxes" my little brother said jokingly shaking his head

"Boy go unbox your shit" I replied rolling my eyes walking in my room

My little brother "Romeo"is living with me... it's a long story but I found out that I got a little sibling in foster care, so I want to spend time with him, he is a tough person to be around but we got very close the time we first met til we unboxing our stuff in our apartment...

Walking in my room unboxing the box taking my bathroom essentials, finishing putting stuff up til I heard a knock on the door.

Walking to the door, opening seeing a black woman with a nice smile.

"Hi I'm sorry I interrupted what you're doing but my name is Mrs. Love and I want welcome you to the neighborhood" she said with a smile

"Hi name Carson" smiling back " you wasn't interrupted nothing"

"We'll I'm going to let you finish what you was doing but here is my homemade brownies" she said handing a burgundy plate with foil wrap around them

"Thank you so much" I replied grabbing the plate

"You're truly welcome" she said with smile

"I will give you you're plate back" I replied

"Okay my apartment number (267)" she said walking away

Smiling to myself closing the door, walking to the kitchen putting the plate on the counter.. making my way back to the bathroom to finish putting stuff up..

MOM 💕👸🏾

Hi Baby

How's everything I'm just checking in on you ?

Im doing good

my new neighbor gave some homemade brownies

That's good baby

Yeah I'm starting to like the independent I'm having

As you should but I my baby 😔

Mom you going to visit

How's everything?

Everybody is good you know you're dad is having it little hard because you're the last of the bunch

Tell him I love him I'm going to call him when everything is done

You know I will baby

Alright I will call you when I'm free

Dang you gone ?

Yeah I have to start cooking

Okay I love ma

Love you to baby 💕

Love you

Putting my phone back on the charger... hopping in the shower letting the hot water hit my skin.

New Beginnings... New Start

SILAS THOMAS

"Have a nice day" I said seeing the black couple leave the store...

Me and my cousin "Daizy" own a black thrift and Urban store, We promise our grandparents to keep the store and make it our own.

I hearing the door opening seeing group black boys look little older or younger looking around... making my way around the register to walk towards them.

"Welcome to The Hill" with a smile "Y'all here for anything specific?"

Looking at the group who looking around... the one I guess is the leader spoke up..

"Yeah I heard y'all got the Nike dunk high "Aluminum" ?" He asked

Before I even said anything here come my cousin saving the day because i forgot that they came out today...

"Yeah what size you looking for ?" She asked looking at him

"Size (12,8,4)" he replied looking back at her

"Okay let me check if we got the sizes" she said walking to the back

"Do y'all need anything else ?" I asked everybody shook their heads no

Some time went by the guy paid for the shoe and they left...

"Okay time to close is getting closer I'm ready to be home with Trey" she said playful smirk

"Girl you always talking about Trey crazy ass" I replied chuckling shaking my head

"Well it will be fun to talk about a relationship but I'm the only who have a man" she said jokingly

"Oh you got jokes" looked at her with a side eye "we'll In my life I don't worry about a man"

"What you trying to say ?" She asked playfully

"Oh I forgot you're little slow" I replied in our inside joke

"Bitch I know you didn't" she said looking with big eyes

"Did I'm taking it back miss tarty" I replied seeing a group of teen girls looking a clothing area

"I know you not walking away ?" She put her right hand on her chest "we not done ho"

"I am I got a business to take care" I said making my way to the girls

.........................0ne Hour Later..........................

"Okay talk to you later" she giving me a hug "Be Safe"

"I will" I replied pulling away from our hug

(Thirty Minutes Later)

I heard a bang on the door looking confused making my way to the door, I see the boy who was went the group form early.

"Y'all close ?" He asked with a unreadable look on his face

"Yes we open tomorrow at 9 Am" I replied with a smile

"Oh" he said have a disappointed look

"You don't mind if I asked" I asked looking for a explanation

"Yeah it's cool" i replied looking around

"Are you in trouble ?" I asked looking for an answer

"No it's trigger happy niggas out" he replied turned to look at me

"Come on in" I said opening the to let him in

He walked in closing the door locking making my way to turn off the lights..

"Follow me" I said we made our way to the back"Do you need a ride ?"

"Nah you don't have to do that" he said Shaking his head with his hands in his pockets

"Come on" I said with a smile

"You sure ?" He asked

"Yes" I replied with a smile getting the driver side

Seeing him walking to the passenger side, putting on my seat belt..

"You not worry I'm a serial killer or psycho ?" He asked looking at me with a side eye while putting on his seatbelt

"If you are any of those I have a gun license and I don't mind abusing them" I said driving down the road

"Anyway my name is Silas" with a genuine smile " yours?"

"Jerome" I replied with a sly smile turning to face the window

"Well the address you send me is literally three hours away and it's two in the morning" I said

"Oh I texted them where the address" looking at me "my bad"

"It's okay" I replied " do you have family out here ?"

"No I'm not from out here" he said typing on his phone

"Well I know we just met today and I don't do this but I'm really tired and I know you are" I said looking straight ahead

"Yeah ?" I said looking up from his phone

" might sleep over til the morning" I said

"Yeah because I could call my bros" he replied

......................... 30 Minutes Later.........................

Walking up stairs unlocking my front door... walking in leaving open for him to come in to close and locked it.

"Thanks for letting me stay for tonight" he said looking around

"It's no problem let me show you the spare room" I replied walking up the stairs feeling him next to me

Making our way down the hall to the room..

"Here's the room" I said look at him

"Thanks I appreciate it" he replied walking in

"No problem" backing away "good night"

"Good night" he said closing the door

Making my way to my room, grabbing my pajamas and boxers walking in the bathroom doing my night routine... hopping in the shower...

It's Been a long day.... I Need To Relax

CARSON ROBINSON

Walking downstairs seeing group of people laughing and socializing I'm making my way to the garbage seeing the lady that welcome me to the neighborhood talking to her group of her friends...

Throwing the garbage in the bin turning around walking to my apartment building til I bumped into a brown skin girl...

"My bad I wasn't paying attention" she said with a sly smile

"It's okay" I replied standing there awkward

"My bad my name Vanessa by the way" she said with her hand out

"Carson" I replied shaking her hand

"You new ?" She asked looking at me

"Yeah I'm here for school" I replied nodding my head

"What school you attending ?" She asked again looking at me

"FAMU" I replied with a tight lip smile

"Wow" she replied

"What ?" I asked

"I'm attending there too so we going to see each other a lot" she replied

"Well i found friend then" I said with small smile

"Yep so I know you not about to go back home ?" She replied looking at me with a side eye

(Well damn not anymore)

"Common let's get a plate" she said with a playful face making me chuckle

Walking to the area where the table full of food

15 MINUTES Later

We're having a good conversation... where more in common than I thought, were laughing till I felt someone tap my shoulder and turned to face who and it was Mrs. Love.

"Hello kiddos been minute" she said with a warm smile

"Hi Mrs.love" we replied in union

"How's everything?" She asked

"Good a little busy since school started tho" I  answered

"And?" She said looking at Vanessa

"I'm been busy with school and working on my art" she replied

"That's I'm so happy see y'all but let me catch with my girls have a good night" she said turning around making her way to her group of friends..

"It's getting late I have class early in the morning" she said rolling her eyes

"Oh I have to finish unpacking " I replied

"Well it's time to go" she said getting up

"I need your number" passing her phone to me " i finally got a new friend"

We pass our phone back to each other starting to walk to our building...

"They so fine" she said

"Who ?" I asked looking at her for a answer

"Them" she replied I turned to where she was facing

Let me tell you they was a different type of fine, three boys standing there like Roman gods..

"It don't make since they that fine" she said shaking her head

I'm just standing there turn my to face where was facing and I seen three fine ass boys I ever seen in my life...

"Who are they ?" I asked turn to face face her looking at me like I got three heads

"The finest niggas in Famu" she replied looking back at the boy with waves

"Well who are they ?" I asked again waiting for a response

"That's Luke Harris the party promoter/ playa of the group" she Said making me nod my head

"Then the basketball ball star Trevor cannon and my future baby daddy " she continued making me chuckle

"Okay " I replied looking back the group

"Then last but not Least the football star/ king of the Famu Maxwell Love" she said making me stop and turn back to face her

"Wait love ? Like Mrs.love" I asked looking at her

"That's her grandson" she face me "she visits that why she hear doing a block party"

Making me nod my head feeling someone burning a whole on my back

"Oh shit I need to go back home to finish my assignment" she said looking at her phone

"It was nice meeting you" I said giving her a hug

"I'm glad I bumped into you" she pulling away from the hug " now we friends"

"Okay I Need finish unpacking my stuff" I said

"Okay call me we got each other number" she replied looking at me

I gave her a smile and we walked away, making my up the stairs unlocking my door.

15 minutes later

I'm done unpacking, now I'm cooking dinner waiting on Romeo to come back because this nigga got school in the morning.

Hearing the door opening seeing a smiling Romeo walking in with a basketball under his left arm.

"How's practice?" I asked

"Good I'm really happy here" he replied

"What you making?"

"Tacos" chopping up tomatoes "hop your ass in the shower food will be done when you finish"

"Alright" he walked to room

I looked outside seeing people still out there socializing, my eyes meet with the group of boys again this time I'm looking at maxwell closely like how he smile or laugh or even when he pay attention to someone talk...

Damn he is really fine... please don't get yourself in trouble this time Carson

And here we go again with the “I just can’t connect to Black characters 🥺” bs. Y’all don’t like Black ppl so that’s why you don’t like reading about us. No one cares if LegendBorn or Children of Blood and Bone are some of your favs, cuz what exactly is stopping you from finding books similar to them???? And then to say that Black authors should be more like Asian authors while also insinuating that we don’t have our own historical or cultural myths, especially when we exist on multiple continents and islands, is absolutely ludicrous. Not to mention that a statement like that feeds into racism and the fetishization of Asian ppl. Children of color are forced to see nothing but white ppl in every form of media all our lives and not once does not being able to connect to the characters stop us from enjoying that piece of media. You can empathize with dragons, elves, orcs, and witches easily. Anyone darker than dry glue however, needs to prove why you should read our stories and have sympathy for our characters. This is exactly why I don’t trust white readers regardless of if they read diversely or not cuz some of y’all don’t even read the books. You just get them for brownie points or judge them harshly cuz you still don’t see the characters as deserving of empathy.

KEVIN DAVIS

Walking down the street, finally meeting up with my best friends.....

"Hey Best !!!" Sky Loud making everybody in the parking lot looking our way

"Girl you're hella loud for no reason" Will said riled his eyes

"Anyways best you look good as fuck" she said ignored will

"Thanks where Tiana ?" I asked them

"I'm here" she walked next to me " I had to find some lip gloss"

Well me and will been friends since middle school, Tiana joined in the seventh grade than we went to high school here comes sky ass joined the group it's been four of us... not really but we're closer than our other friends...

"Okay let's go because I just cause a scene" sky said looking back at her phone

"Yeah because they still looking at us" will replied shaking his head

"Okay let's go" I said start walking ahead

"Damn sky always being extra" Tiana said jokely

"Okay guys I get it" sky replied dryly

We finally made it to the mall looking around... making our way down the elevator, seeing The New High end urban store that open.

"I hope they got the Ugg FUNKETTE I wanted" sky said with a hopeful look on her face

Walking pass of a group of niggas that we all no well of, The L.I.O.N Crew one of which tiana was lowkey having a cupcake phase with one of the member "boo"

"Tiana I know you not walking pass and not say anything ?" He said looking at her

All she kept walking in the store with following behind,

"Girl I know you didn't ignored "Boo" ?" Will said looking at her making a face

"Y'all don't worry about that nigga" she replied blankly

"Okay sounds good to me" sky turned around with a smile "I'm about go shopping"

We all shook our heads

"Damn Shame" Will said walking to the clothing area

"Tiana they got them" Sky said loud enough I could here her

So I'm standing by myself, walking to the shoe area looking for Air Jordan 1 Low GS and Air Jordan 1 low, looking around finally found them...

"excuse me" I said to the girl who works there

"Yes May I help you ?" She replied with a nice smile

"Do you have these in size 8 ?" I asked

"And a these for a 14 ?" A deep voice said handing her the Yeezy slides

"Let me check these for y'all sizes" she replied walking to the back

I turned around to see the man of the hour " Ty" the leader of the L.I.O.NS... standing in his glory wearing his red Los Angeles Dodgers hat with a white t-shirt and black sweatpants to top it all off red & white bape sneakers with his chain and Rolex... Whew he looking Good.

"Wassup Kev" he said with a smirk

"Hi ty" I replied playfully rolling my eyes

Looking at the other sneakers on the display feeling him staring at me.

"Take a picture it will last longer" I said Still looking at some bape sneakers

"You got a smart ass mouth" he replied

Making me turn to face, seeing him licking his lips mentally fighting myself to blush in front of him

"And who going to do about it ?" I asked looking at him up and down turning back at the shoes

"Man that mouth will get you in trouble" he replied shaking his head

Before he could say anything Else the girl came back with Five Sneakers Boxes... making me look at her confused

"Here you're 8" she said handing me my two Jordan boxes

"Yours 14s" she handed the two Jordan boxes and yeezy box

"Thanks" we said in union

Making my way to the register feeling him behind me, I move up alittle seeing him standing next to me... looking at him confused turn to face the cashier..

"That's all it cost $250.89" she said looking at me

Grabbing my wallet from my pocket til ty start talking.

"We're all together" he said wrapping his arm over my shoulder moving closer to me.

"Okay so the price is $850" she said

He handing her the money, I just looked at him turned to face the cashier..

"Y'all want separate bags or no ?" She asked

Before I could say anything

"Nah we good" he replied with a smile, turned a gave me a look made me hot.

"Kev I found the uggs and some bomb pieces" sky said looking at her shopping bag with a smile

"They got a good sale" Will replied similar Skye

I'm just standing there awkwardly... looking like I'm in trouble

"Oh hey ty" Skye said with a below a whisper

"Sup ty" Will said look even more awkward than I am

"Sup y'all" he replied with a chuckle probably knowing that he kinda made things weird

"Where Tiana at ?" I asked

Here come Tiana with a shopping bag with tall ass Boo following behind her like a lost puppy.

"Hey y'all" she looked at everybody but boo "ready to go ? I'm starving"

"Yeah" I replied nodding my head

"Yes I don't want to wait for those long ass lines at the food court" Will said

"I lowkey want the lemonade but I'm not waiting in those lines" she said shaking her head

Walking out the sliding doors making our way to the parking lot we hear a argument...

"What going on over there ?" One of the ty friends said

"It look like it's getting serious" Will said looking towards the confrontation

Then out of nowhere we heard gunshot rings and screams, everybody ran I mean everybody left the parking lot.

I'm not even looking back I turned the corner, I suddenly stop someone bump into me, I turned around seeing Ty with the bag with our shoes in his hand.

"Where everybody?" I asked looking at him with concern

"The guys text" looking down at me "everybody okay they in there cars"

"Okay let me text will" I replied looking down my phone texting the group chat

"Did you drive here ?" He asked

"No uber" I replied looking back at him

"I can't let you wait for a ride the block hot right now" he said looking at me

"Alright" I said because I don't have enough energy to go back and forth with him

We walked to his All black 2021 BMW, he open the passenger seat for me...

"Thanks" I said sitting down

He closed the door walking to the driver seat, putting on my seatbelt looked up seeing him putting on his seatbelt I got distracted looking at his side profile...

"You want to go back home ?" He asked continue looking forward

"No" I replied

"Okay" he said

I hope This Day End In A Good Way

ELIJAH MITCHELL

"Okay I see y'all Tomorrow" I said walking to my car

Getting in the driver seat putting my seatbelt on, putting my key in the ignition turning on the car ari Lennox playing softly in the background...

I'm driving the road making my way home, seeing i need gas... pulling in the closest gas station. Parked my car next to a pump.

Getting out walking pass group of niggas trying to holler at this young girl looking scaredy out of her life, I did something that will make her night..

"Hey girl I been calling you" I said the girl looked at me confused

"I been calling you about the dinner party my sister been planning" I said she slowly nodding her head

"Oh my bad I been busy" she replied walk closer to me

"Oh okay my sis trying to find out you coming" I said turn my head seeing the niggas facing away from us

Making our to the sliding door, walking in

"Thank you so much" she said with a smile

"No problem" giving her a sly smile "when you walk to your car act like you talking on the phone pls"

"Okay thanks again" she replied walking away

I turned around walking to the cashier paying for my gas, grabbing my change walking to my car seeing the niggas talking to each other or females but one poke out to me he kept staring at me.

I press the button and put the pump looking around the neighborhood, when I tell you I'm in the hood... then I felt someone kept staring, I took the pump out, put everything back together turn around to see the same fine ass brown skin boy.

I got in the driver seat and put my seatbelt on, turn my car back on.

.........................30 Minutes Later.......................

I pulled up in my garage turned my car off taking my key out the ignition getting out the car, closing the garage making way inside the house.

Turning on the kitchen light, opening the refrigerator to grab a nice cold bottle water turned the light off walking up the stairs to my room.

Going to my bathroom doing my night routine, walking back in my room turned on the tv playing Harry Porter Marathon, walked my closet grabbing underwear my pajamas.. turning on the faucet on to make water hot... I was getting things together til I seen the more starting to fog up I undress and hopped in the shower.

I Hope Something Different will occur

ELIJAH MATTHEWS

Walking into the sliding door seeing patients waiting for their names to be called or walking out the sliding doors...

Making my way to the locker room... putting my backpack in my locker turned to see one my good friend, Amina, half African & half Arabian, standing with a smirk on her face.

"Spill" I said fitting my scrubs

"Okay the date was nice but he like a typical fuck boy" she replied rolling her eyes

"Well at least you know now than later" I said while we walked out the locker room

We walking down the hall seeing my other half "Makayla" half Nigerian & Half Trinidadian behind the desk typing on the computer looking up

"Hey hoes" she said with a smirk, moving her bang

"Heyy" Amina replied making her way behind the desk

taking a seat

"Hi stink" I said with smile

"Let me tell y'all about the date" she said rolling her

eyes

"Spill" Amina replied

"Let me tell you what this niggas was a catfish plus  he was broke" she said with blank face

Me and Amina burst out laughing when our other friend Devion walked up the desk with a confused face just staring at us

"What happened?" He asked looking at Makayla back to us

"I'm telling them about my date" she said with even more attitude making us laugh harder

"Was it that bad ?" He asked again looking at me

"I was CATFISH!" she replied aloud making some clients start look at our way

"Damn niggas are weird" he said shaking his head grabbing paper work

"Tell me about it" she replied going back to typing

Before I open my mouth here come bunch of paramedics rushing in with a boy I can't really see but the doctor William rush to me...

"Come on Matthews it time" he said speed walking next to him

"What happened?" I asked walking in the surgery room washing my hands

"He been shot in the stomach and left shoulder and was in a car crash" he replied putting on his gloves

I hope he okay

( Hours Later )

Walking in the lobby seeing three people start standing up walking my way...

"Hi we're here for Mr. Hughley" a girl said with a worry look on her face

"How's is he ?" A asked looking at me for a answer

"He just got out of surgery" looking at them "he doing fine but he need some rest"

They both At each other with a smile

"Thank you so much bro" the guy said looking at me with a smile

"Thanks" the girl said walking to the other guy on the phone

He walked his way to us

"You said he out of surgery ?" He asked looked at me

"Yes sir" I answered look at them

"Thank y'all so much to save my cousin life" he said with a genuine smile

"We'll my name is Marje" she said with a smile

"Usher" he said

"Nigel I'm mr.hughley cousin" typing on his phone "thank you for giving us information"

"No problem" I said with a smile making my way behind the desk

........................TWO DAYS LATER........................

"Anyway I did went to a second date with him" shaking her head "he a broke ass nigga"

"Kayla that's your fault at this point" devion replied with a blank face

"Damn" Amina said chuckling

"Well you seen the signs on the first date" I said looking thru paper work

"Damn I thought y'all will be comforting me" kayla said looking at us

We start laughing

"Aww poor stink" Amina said before being interrupted by doctor Williams

"Can I grab Matthews for a minute?" He asked

"It's okay" got up from the seat "is there anything wrong ?"

We kept walking to Mr.Knight office seeing him typing away... finally looking up

"Y'all can sit down" he said

"Okay mr.knight I feel" he look at me " Mr.Matthew should be paid leave

(Wait huh ?)

"What happening?" I said looking at them both

"That's exactly what I was calling you in" he said nodding his head

(Wow)

"I'm getting fired?" I asked looking at mr.knight

"No you're going to be paid to help mr.hughley with recovery" he answered

"Okay thanks" I said

"Because you the second person who went to school for sports medicine " he said making dr.Williams nod

"What happened with bryon ?" I asked

"Bad reviews " he answered

"Okay thank you so much I will not disappoint" I said getting up from the chair

"I know you won't" he begin typing "you start today"

(I start today )

"Okay thanks"I said walking out the office

(30 minutes)

I can't believe you're leaving us " Amina said with a pout

"I know but duty calls" I replied giving her a hug

"I'm so proud of you" kayla with a huge smile

"Me too bro make that money" devion said doing our hand shake

........................ An Hour Later...........................

Making my way to his penthouse with the emergency rolling him behind me... finally stop in front of his front door...

Opening the door it was huge was an understatement it was a mansion on air...

(Damn)

Making my way to the guess it was like a second master bedroom... with a white bedding with grey detailing..

"Okay Matthew we gone" Henry said walking the door

"Bye" I said walking out he room

"We gone" tryese turned looking at me " call us for

anything we got you"

Nodding my head walking him out the door, closing it behind him and made my way to hughley room.. see him laying on the bed watching espn..

"Hi my name Elijah Matthews I'm your rehab nurse" seeing him looking at me " so I live in with you and I get paid off to be here so if you got questions I'm hear to answer them"

"I got a question" he said turning his head making himself hiss from the pain

"Yeah ?" I said looking at him

"You sure I'm going to back on the court ?" He said

"Of course" I replied looking at him

He for sure feel familiar

"And another" he looked at me up and down "was you at the gas stations talking to oh girl ?"

I quickly looked up at him, it was him the boy that kept looking at me... it's a small world

"Yeah it was me" I said looked at the tv

"How was you're sister dinner ?" He asked making turn to face him

"It was cool" I answered

"It was but why the girl was at my bro house ?" He said with a smirk

"Okay okay I was saving her ass from y'all" shaking my head feel ashamed "you know how scary being a female with you niggas out"

"Damn shame not all niggas" he said

"You one of those" I said side eyeing him

"What that supposed to me ?" He asked

"You figure it out" I said

Making my way out

"You got a smart ass mouth" he said

"You going to do something about it...cripple?" I asked looking at him

He just sat there shook

"I don't think so" I said continue walking

.............................four Week...............................

Well his name is "Noah Hughley" second year rookie of Atlanta Hawks...He start walking good.. working out wonderful and even doing well on court.

And he actually nice guy, he was the nigga that made it out the hood... following his dream of being a nba superstar.

"Noah dinner ready" I said done fixing his plate

"Thanks" he said sitting down

Continue making my plate, walking to the dining room table..

"It's your turn to say grace" I said looking at him

..........................15 minutes later..........................

"Is there a new season?" He asked looking at me

"There's no more seasons it was canceled" I answered looking at him rolling his eyes

"Damn moesha pregnant and Miles is missing" he said shaking his head

I chuckled

"Yeah tragic" I said looking at his side profile

(His tall skinny ass is fine)

"We'll you ready to start sister sister ?" I asked looking at him

"Yeah let me use the bathroom" he said getting up from the couch walking to the guess bathroom

"I got a question for you" I said looking at him sitting down

"Spill" he said turn facing me with tv play softly

"You don't mind me wear more comfortable clothing?" I asked he looked at me with a duh Expression

"Why wouldn't I ?" He asked looking at me

"We'll sometimes I get to comfortable" I said looking back at the tv feeling him kept staring at me

"Oh you like that then" he said kept staring at me with a smirk sizing me up and down

"Boy don't do to much" I said side eyeing him

"Or what ?" He asked

"I'm not playing with you" I said turning up the volume

"I know you didn't turn up the volume" he said looking at me crazy

"And did and what you going to do about" I said til I felt his big Tatted hand grab my neck turn to face him

"Don't get that I'm healing fool you I'm with the shits" looking thru my soul "don't get it twisted okay"

"Yes I got it" I said getting lost with his eyes

"You getting out of control with that smart ass mouth" he squeeze little bit " but don't worry about it next time you'll see"

He let me go, making me get up from the couch walking to the guess closing the door behind me.. letting out a breath that I been holding on..

Damn that was sexy...