Supporting Farmers and Local Vendors at the Black Farmers Market in Durham/Raleigh

The Black Farmers Market is officially back for the season, and it’s a great way to show up and support community. Every Sunday now through November 22nd, local Black farmers and small business owners gather with fresh produce, delicious food, handmade goods, and the kind of energy you can only find at a community‑rooted market. […]

The TV Mommas Who Made Us Laugh, Learn, and Grow (Mother’s Day Edition)

Yes, Mother’s Day is about the women who birthed us and about allowing ourselves to be pampered as mommas. But today, we’re also celebrating the women who entertained us, checked us, and taught us life lessons between commercial breaks. Yes ma’am, we’re talking about the sitcom moms, the ones who made us laugh, cry, and […]

Blooming in Community: Ways to Pour Into the People Around You

As we finish our spring blooming conversation, it’s only right that we end with the importance of community. Because Queen… what good is blooming if it never leaves your journal? If it never touches your family? If it never strengthens your friendships? If it never blesses your church? If it never pours into the people […]

Mental Health Support: Where to Find Help, Healing & Community

We often hear about various diseases that disproportionately affect Black women, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, just to name a few. However, it is essential to allow more open discussions about the silent battles many Black women face in dealing with mental illness and depression. Many are reluctant to seek help […]

Black Women in Wellness: Leading the Way to Healthy, Healing, & Whole Living — The Nourish Center

At Living in Queendom, we are committed to empowering and encouraging Black women to become our best selves! We carry so much, not because we are superhuman, but because we’ve had to navigate systems that were never designed with us in mind. Add to that the cultural foods we grew up on, the stress we’ve […]