Black Opinionated Woman

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I am a "Black Opinionated Woman", a middle aged black woman engaging in thought provoking discussions centering around my life experiences and beliefs. This place is created as a safe space for women like me who dare to dissent. As a black opinionated woman (also known as a B.O.W), I deal with the same insecurities as other women who look like me (and don't). I fight off my fears of vulnerability, struggle with parenting, try to represent being a "wifey", and manage career challenges. Sometimes I hurt and believe it is okay to be honest about it. One thing is certain, my thoughts are my own as...

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Black Opinionated Woman

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S4E20 I know why Shannon Sharpe is successful 31.03.2024 19:45

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support the show

S4E19 The jealousy is outrageous! 30.03.2024 18:16

S4E18 Childless at 40 | Unpopular Opinions 21.03.2024 19:55

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Monique and I agree on many many things except one thing" https://youtube.com/live/Ea4zveLuBiw ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "MoWhy Women Are Choosing to Be Childless" https://youtube.com/live/bSnqFF82Pbo 🎀Show your support by subscribing...

S4E17 Do you believe in potential after 30 18.03.2024 12:47

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "I don’t believe in potential after 30" https://youtube.com/live/3-SIwm-oafg ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Should Women Support Potential after 35?" https://youtube.com/live/eYzoq0M7ffg 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉ht...

S4E16 Sometimes feminist content creators hurt sisterhood 14.03.2024 25:32

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Melanin and Mindsets: BOW perspective why Black Women struggle with Sisterhood" https://youtube.com/live/NsVgY_sCcdo ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Bridging the Gap: Younger Women Needing Sisterhood from Seasons Sisters" https://youtube.com...

S4E15 BOWTHOUGHTS on Comedian Monique's Son Response to her Interview 12.03.2024 22:36

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Childless at 40: Unpopular opinions" https://youtube.com/live/XQzPia6dXzc 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways S...

S4E14 Monique and I agree on many many things except one thing 07.03.2024 16:42

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Unmasking Black Elite: BOWTHOUGHTS on Dr Jackie, Oprah, Beyonce, etc" https://youtube.com/live/v6kPKA1Emo8 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spir...

S4E13 Angel Reese is growing women's basketball which is more interesting than the NBA 05.03.2024 17:05

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "What I’ve learned from watching Little House on the Prairie" https://youtube.com/live/c5IXDRc_x1c 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits....

S4E12 What I've learned from watching Little House on the Prairie 29.02.2024 17:56

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "When others adopt us as accessories" https://youtube.com/live/QXSjvd9idkw 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways S...

S4E11 Can we end the gender war? We need each other... 27.02.2024 20:42

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "The Determination Gap: Young Minds Struggle with the Process to Success" https://youtube.com/live/9Aiq-VXAIfA 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the s...

S4E10 GenZ and Gen Alpha need to slow down 22.02.2024 20:57

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "The obsession with Black trauma movies" https://youtu.be/4C79X7uyw0k 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Suppor...

S4E9 When others adopt us as accessories 20.02.2024 12:10

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Do this if you do NOT want to be lonely" https://youtube.com/live/J13uM1x_6FI 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalwa...

S4E8 Should we embrace the "Pick-Me" mindset? 13.02.2024 39:55

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Can we end the gender war? We need each other..." https://youtube.com/live/aUPlLCBmaH8 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @ia...

S4E7 Do this is you don't want to be lonely 08.02.2024 29:07

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "My video cut out in the end! GenZ and Alpha, SAHM" https://youtube.com/live/qtuwwhKDg8A 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @i...

S4E6 The Determination Gap: Young Minds Struggle with the Process to Success 06.02.2024 17:29

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Back when women were classy" https://youtube.com/live/4zI0z8DLBo8 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Support t...

S4E5 Back when we were classy 30.01.2024 14:47

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Just a quick chat about January Gate 2024 | Katt Williams" https://youtube.com/live/6Yk2_zXJpco 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. ti...

S4E4 Wig-gate and Bundles | Black Women Select the Same Hair 25.01.2024 30:08

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! What is motivating Black Women to chase wings and hair bundles aesthetic? ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Parody of Black woman femininity" https://youtu.be/NPWIOquxitc ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "What does being “covered” by your husband really mean?" https://youtube....

S4E3 Let's talk about the narrative around black love 23.01.2024 21:34

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! The narrative surrounding Black love is unbalanced. ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Challenging the Narrative: Reasons to Avoid Supporting 'The Color Purple'" https://youtube.com/live/OJREdL4XN5A 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_co...

S4E2 Challenging the Narrative- Reasons to Avoid Supporting "The Color Purple" 18.01.2024 21:20

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! Aren't we tired of having movies like "The Color Purple" tell the negative black experience? ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Unmasking Black Elite: BOWTHOUGHTS on Dr Jackie, Oprah, Beyonce, etc" https://youtube.com/live/v6kPKA1Emo8 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉 htt...

S4E1 Just a quick chat about 2024 16.01.2024 12:06

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "The obsession with Simone Biles" https://youtube.com/live/lBU-tvq5RUQ 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=1 Regular episodes drops every Tuesday and when the spirit hits. tiktok: @iamabowalways Suppo...

S3E214 Unmasking Black Elite | BOWTHOUGHTS on Dr Jackie, Oprah, etc 12.01.2024 38:57

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! Black people love to elevate the "Black elite" which comes with various pitfalls and challenges, especially when idolization is involved. ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Young Women Feel Pressured to Become a Pick Me" https://youtube.com/live/ondAeB7gY4k 🎀Show your support by subscribing to...

S3E213 Young Women Feel Pressured to Become a Pick Me 11.01.2024 22:45

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! Young women typically start out as Pick Mes. ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Dr Jackie Married to Medicine attacks pregnant Black women #marriedtomedicine" https://youtube.com/live/oNuZB7vRQw0 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_confirmation=...

S3E212 Dr Jackie Married to Medicine attacks pregnant Black women 09.01.2024 11:15

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! Dr Jackie miss the mark while accusing black pregnant women of complaining too much ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Rhythm of Black Reality TV: Black Behavioral Twerking is Boilerplate | Wash, Rinse, Repeat" https://youtube.com/live/Nw6BCT7m4h8 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉 https...

S3E211 Rhythm of Black Relaity TV: Black Behavioral Twerking is Boilerplate | Wash, Rinse, Repeat 08.01.2024 17:29

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! A discussion on single Women going out of their way to attack married women. ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Status Projection: Single Women Attacking Married Women" https://youtube.com/live/r2gsRCO3Nis 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalways?sub_conf...

S3E210 Status Projection: Single Women Attacking Married Women 05.01.2024 23:26

Let me know what your thoughts on this episode! Send me a message! A discussion on single Women going out of their way to attack married women. ✅Check out my #bowthoughts on a previous video on "Unveiling Complexion Bias: Light Skinned Black Women and Colorism" https://youtube.com/live/2XUjp-xNofc 🎀Show your support by subscribing to the channel 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@iamabowalway...