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However you are feeling right now is allowed. 🤍 Relief. Grief. Anger. Numbness. Hope. Exhaustion. All of it is valid. A
Black Girls SmileOctober 21, 2026

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However you are feeling right now is allowed.

🤍 Relief. Grief. Anger. Numbness. Hope. Exhaustion. All of it is valid. All of it makes sense. And none of it has to be performed or explained for anyone else. You showed up. You did your part. And now you are allowed to feel everything that comes after that. The future can feel daunting. Especially when the outcome is not what you hoped for. But BGS wants to remind you of something: your worth, your safety, and your community do not live on a ballot. We are still here. We are still building. And we are still with you. 🤍 Whatever today brought, BGS is here. 🤍 💬 Crisis Text Line: text SMILE to 741741
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