Hey ladies! It’s almost time for the Leading on the Left workshop. It’s tomorrow, April 18 from 2-4 pm EST. Register at the link below and enter FOUNDERS to comp your ticket. Be on the lookout for zoom link via email and SMS. Hope to see you in the virtual room! https://www.askardenia.co/leading-on-the-left

Hey ladies! Just checking in to see how you’re doing. How’s everyone these days? Anyone check out the Artemis II mission? I’m still riding high from that!

I’m spending some time in Florida and trying to stay open and curious when I come across MAGA supporters. I went to a Seafood Festival in New Smyrna Beach yesterday. I challenged myself to spend my money at Black owned booths for food and art. At home, having less Black owned options, I already know those I support are Progressive. I live in a Progressive Blue Spot in Red Pennsylvania. I am having a much harder time in Florida getting a gauge on if the Black business owners are aware of just how harmful MAGA is and has been. In my experience as a therapist, I am aware of the complexities that contribute to an oppressed person’s relationship with the oppressor/abuser, so I can hold a lot more grace in these situations than I can when privileged people support this administration. I decided that it mattered more that I spent my money supporting Black businesses than if I was supporting a Progressive business or not. Thoughts? I’m so interested in hearing multiple perspectives around this.

The Weekend Edition just dropped and it's giving everything it needs to give! Let’s get into the FULL Target saga — the real timeline, the people who actually built this movement, what Target did and didn't do with all that pressure, and why Thursday's announcement changed absolutely nothing. If you've been following this situation, this is the read. If you haven't — start here. 📖 READ THE WEEKEND EDITION HERE Then come back and drop your thoughts: When a movement gets co-opted by people who didn't build it — what's our responsibility as allies? Do we speak up? Stay in our lane? Follow the lead of the original organizers? What does allyship actually look like in that moment? 👇🏾

Not the loudest voice in the room. Not the person who showed up at the end. Not whoever grabbed the mic. The ones who were there from the beginning — organizing, building, putting their name on it when it wasn't popular — they're the ones who get to say when it's done. Hold that today. 👇🏾