Fresh off the Femme It Forward “Femmeland at Sea” cruise, Loren LaRosa checks in with a full heart and a fuller perspective. Surrounded by over a thousand Black women celebrating joy, rest, and sisterhood—with unforgettable moments from Keyshia Cole, Monica, and SWV—Loren reflects on what it means to pause, receive, and understand that out of sight does not mean out of mind.

But while one space poured into the culture, another exposed its wounds.

Loren unpacks the disturbing moment at the BAFTA Awards when a racial slur was shouted during a live broadcast as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo stood on stage. She breaks down the apology, the burden of “professionalism,” and the exhausting expectation that Black people must always respond with dignity in the face of disrespect