the real price of the American Dream for Black women & why I gave it up

i gave up the American dream and that resonated with a lot of you. do you know the real price of the American Dream? This is a follow up to my video "I gave up the American Dream. Is the American Dream for Black Women?" where I share 10 things that chasing the American Dream and Capitalism has cost me. From self love as a Black woman, to adopting hustle culture, to deep connections and community to literal student loan debt, we talk about it all.

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Videos Mentioned in This Video:
🟡 I Gave Up The American Dream:    • I gave up the American Dream // Is Th...  
🟡 You're Not Lazy, You're Tired:    • you're not lazy; you're tired // get ...  
🟡 Black Excellence is a Scam:    • Black excellence is a scam: respectab...  
🟡 Why I'm not afraid of aging:    • why I'm not afraid of aging: the fear...  
🟡 No One is Self Made:    • No one is self made.  
🟡 Hustle Culture is Not For Black Women:    • Hustle Culture is Not for Black Women...  

Cited Sources:
🌙 https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtool...
🌙https://www.americanprogress.org/arti...
🌙https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank....

▬ Chapters ▬
00:00 What The American Dream Costs
00:51 Self Worth and Value
02:52 The Gift of Presence
03:46 Contentment
06:05 Love for Self
10:13 My Dreams
12:18 Years of Life
13:13 Deep Connection
16:21 Health and Well-Being
18:56 Time, Energy and Maintenance
20:12 The Trap: Debt, Money and Stress
24:38 The Game is Rigged: Racial and Gender Inequalities
27:00 The American Dream is Too Expensive for me


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