Tracy Chiles McGhee

Contributor at The Portland Medium

Author at Freelance

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Articles

Self-care and resilience in a turbulent world

1 week ago | spokesman-recorder.com | TRACY MCGHEE |Tracy Chiles McGhee

The world is in turmoil, but taking tiny pauses and giving yourself permission to rest can help keep stress away. Spring arrived with budding blooms amidst chaos and confusion. As Black women, we’re so often expected to be strong, fight-ready, and positioned on the frontlines at all times. But right now, the greatest resistance might be to lean into self-care like never before. To unplug for as long and as often as we need. To choose ourselves and our well-being.
7 Ways Black Women Can De-Stress This Spring

2 weeks ago | wordinblack.com | TRACY MCGHEE |Tracy Chiles McGhee

Spring arrived with budding blooms amidst chaos and confusion. As Black women, we’re so often expected to be strong, fight-ready, and positioned on the frontlines at all times. But right now, the greatest resistance might be to lean into self-care like never before. To unplug for as long and as often as we need.
Be Young, Gifted, and Vote

Oct 16, 2024 | wordinblack.com | TRACY MCGHEE |Tracy Chiles McGhee

“I speak with you on this occasion because you are young, gifted, and Black. I for one can think of no more dynamic combination a person might be…Look at the work that awaits you!”Those inspirational words, spoken 60 years ago by acclaimed playwright Lorraine Hansberry still resonate today. The influence of Black youth expressing their brilliance and harnessing their power remains a catalyst for change, especially during the most consequential election of our lifetime.
9 Phenomenal Black Women Share Life Lessons From Their Mothers

May 20, 2024 | wordinblack.com | Tracy Chiles McGhee

We asked nine Black women leaders to reflect on lessons learned from their mothers and the influence that shaped the stand-out women they are today. The pearls of the mother’s wit and wisdom passed down embody the extraordinary spirit, grace, and love of women whose narratives are often sidelined or overshadowed.
Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver Reflects On The City’s Water Crisis

Apr 26, 2024 | seattlemedium.com | Tracy Chiles McGhee

by Tracy Chiles McGheeIn a twisted irony, April Earth Day celebrations coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Flint Water Crisis. The disaster was triggered April 25, 2014 when a state-appointed manager initiated a cost-saving switch from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River. That reckless decision gave the residents of this majority Black Michigan city disease-ridden water tainted with lead and bacteria.
Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver Reflects on the City's Water Crisis

Apr 25, 2024 | wordinblack.com | Tracy Chiles McGhee

In a twisted irony, April Earth Day celebrations coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Flint Water Crisis. The disaster was triggered April 25, 2014 when a state-appointed manager initiated a cost-saving switch from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River. That reckless decision gave the residents of this majority Black Michigan city disease-ridden water tainted with lead and bacteria.
Flint's Still Fighting Archives

Apr 25, 2024 | wordinblack.com | Tracy Chiles McGhee |Joseph Williams |Nadira Jamerson |Willy Blackmore

Skip to content Posted inFlint's Still Fighting A decade after the crisis, Weaver says we must be “proactive in environmental justice and not let any community undergo what Flint did.”
Rewriting the Narrative of America’s Most Revered Founding Father

Mar 26, 2024 | wordinblack.com | Tracy Chiles McGhee

Annette Gordon-Reed made history as the first Black student to integrate her elementary school in Conroe, Texas, in the mid-1960s. Even as a youngster, she was fascinated by the life and times of the third President of the United States, who is also credited as the major framer of American democracy.
6 Loving Affirmations For Black Daughters

Mar 6, 2024 | northendagents.com | Tracy Chiles McGhee

By Tracy Chiles McGheeFrom mundane moments to life’s greatest milestones, my affirmations for my daughter, Sasha, are an enduring prayer for her well-being. The thoughts and words are illuminated by our unbreakable bond of self-love, shared, and wellness. For any Black woman who is a mother or daughter, I’m hoping you find resonance in my shared journey of unconditional love. Here’s a gift that will keep giving — my blueprint for navigating your life-long passages together.
6 Loving Affirmations For Black Daughters

Feb 27, 2024 | seattlemedium.com | Tracy Chiles McGhee

by Tracy Chiles McGheeFrom mundane moments to life’s greatest milestones, my affirmations for my daughter, Sasha, are an enduring prayer for her well-being. The thoughts and words are illuminated by our unbreakable bond of self-love, shared, and wellness. For any Black woman who is a mother or daughter, I’m hoping you find resonance in my shared journey of unconditional love. Here’s a gift that will keep giving — my blueprint for navigating your life-long passages together.