The Loneliness of Being Ahead of ...

The Loneliness of Being Ahead of Your Time

Return to Presence with Dr. Shawna by Shawna Murray-Browne, Ph.D., LCSW-C

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Season 1: Episode 3 Summary

Queen Mother Audley Moore was a radical Black visionary whose ideas about reparations and Black liberation were dismissed as extreme. She was lonely, misunderstood, isolated—she never fit in anywhere. Not because she was difficult, but because she was decades ahead of her time.

But here's what made her different: she made herself irreplaceable.

Without traditional credentials, Queen Mother Moore built her credibility through relationships, work ethic, and unwavering conviction. She got her "PhD on the streets and stages," and people acknowledged her genius—not her degrees.

In this episode, we explore the profound loneliness visionary Black women leaders experience when no one el ... 

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women's healthoral historyBlack womenleadershipBlack HistoryCivil RightslonelinessImposter SyndromeMarcus GarveyreparationsJournalingW.E.B. DuboisMary Mcleod BethuneHoward Universityself esteemmental health