Tina Abena Oforiwa

Is love really a losing game? Of love and ramblings.

Black women are among the most educated groups in the West, outpacing their male counterparts in degree attainment and leading the fastest-g

So many of us are striving. Performing. Surviving. We code-switch, we work ten times harder, we carry the weight of ‘Black excellence’ on our backs—often in spaces that were never built with us in mind. But what happens when the cost of success is your well-being, your peace, or your sense of self? In this reflective piece, I write honestly about navigating white-dominated systems as a Black woman, redefining success on my own terms, and choosing wholeness over hustle.