Mary Curry

Our Linked Arms Queens, As Labor Day has come and gone, let us remember the space and time in which we stand today—held within the hearts, arms, and enduring legacy of those who came before us. Their courage, sacrifices, wisdom, and love helped make room for our voices and our possibilities. During this season, let us take a moment to pause, breathe, embrace, and honor. Honor the hands that worked, the shoulders that carried families, and the hearts that believed a better future was possible....

My Dear Linked Arms Queens, As our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, I find myself sitting with a question that is much older than Fireworks, Parades, and Ceremonial displays. What does freedom mean to a people whose ancestors helped build a nation that did not yet see them as fully human? The question is not new. Frederick Douglass asked it in 1852 when he delivered his famous speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” He stood before a nation celebrating...

This past Sunday marked the beginning of the celebration of motherhood across the land. Yet, as I sit in many spaces with women across the diaspora of motherhood, I am reminded that this story is far greater than one definition. Scripture shows us women who longed for children but were placed in seasons of waiting. We see Sarah, who waited for decades. Hannah, who cried out from the depths of her grief. Elizabeth, who was called righteous before God. And Rachel, whose longing is remembered...