Who drew your map?

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What if the map you’ve been using to understand the world—and yourself—is wrong?

Come sit with Ama-Robin for a Front Porch Talk, a place to get comfortable, share honest thoughts, and enjoy a hibiscus tea. Beginning with the Mercator map drawn in 1569—which makes Greenland appear almost as large as Africa, although Africa is approximately 14 times larger—she considers the other distorted maps we have learned.

There is a map of Black history that begins with enslavement, centers white people who supposedly freed us and diminishes Black resistance and achievement.

There are survival maps passed down by Black parents who learned to navigate racism and wanted to keep their children safe.

There are deeply personal maps: unspoken rules about a woman's role in the family, expectations about where she should be and what she should do, and assumptions about what aging is supposed to look like.

Who drew your map—and is it empowering or diminishing you? Let's talk about it!

Come sit with Ama-Robin for a Front Porch Talk, a place to get comfortable, share honest thoughts, and enjoy a hibiscus tea. Beginning with the Mercator map drawn in 1569—which makes Greenland appear almost as large as Africa, although Africa is approximately 14 times larger—she considers the other distorted maps we have learned.

There is a map of Black history that begins with enslavement, centers white people who supposedly freed us and diminishes Black resistance and achievement.

There are survival maps passed down by Black parents who learned to navigate racism and wanted to keep their children safe.

There are deeply personal maps: unspoken rules about a woman's role in the family, expectations about where she should be and what she should do, and assumptions about what aging is supposed to look like.

Who drew your map—and is it empowering or diminishing you? Let's talk about it!