Jamilah

Jamilah earned a B.A. in Psychology & Spanish, along with a M.S. in Counseling: Marriage & Family Therapy. Shortly after obtaining a Masters, Jamilah became a Navy wife. Jamilah's journey as a Black woman navigating through a new experience as a professional and a military spouse (and later, a mother), inspired her to create the FIRST platform on social media specifically for "Black Military Wives." Black Military Wives, LLC. is also inclusive to "Black Female Military Service-members." The strong foundation of the sisterhood that exist between these women, confirmed Jamilah's true purpose: to connect Black women affiliated with the military to resources, support and a kindred community.

Dare To Dream

In 1948, President Harry Truman signed an Executive Order to integrate the military and mandate the equality of treatment/opportunities for Blacks. Unfortunately, desegregation of the military was not complete for several years! All-black Army units persisted well into the Korean War. The last all-Black unit wasn’t disbanded until 1954. In the civilian world, the struggle …

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Mind Your Own Garden

I’m a dreamer. I live for a great idea! Recently, however, my ideas needed a little CPR. If I didn’t get some people to breathe life into my goals quickly, my aspirations would’ve surly died. Yes, they would’ve died and been reincarnated into someone else’s image…with someone’s else’s face. The thought alone, both hurt and frightened me. I …

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Adults Becoming Grownups

I wonder how many arguments or friendship breakups would occur if people had those SAME conversations face-to-face? No texting, no Facebook, and no interactions on social media at all…What if you had to look that person in the face and converse without having the option to “block,” ignore,” or “delete before reading?” I had a wonderful conversation with another …

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Our Mission

There’s nothing like having healthy, loving, supportive sisterhoods between women, especially Black women, who might find it difficult to meet and bond with others while moving all over the world.  In 2009, I was living in an unfamiliar place without family or friends nearby, and I really longed for a support system. After being married to …

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Black Military Love

As I prepared to celebrate my ten year wedding anniversary this weekend, I excitedly got on the internet to look up some mushy love quotes for military couples. I planned on sharing the images on Facebook, as a tribute to my husband this weekend. Yep–I’m an annoying, hopeless romantic who goes over & beyond to show her man how much he’s …

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