The Loneliness Epidemic: Why Black Women Are Building Empires and Going to Bed Alone (My Eyes Are Green)

The General's Briefing · May 4, 2026 · 23m

Yesterday, I recorded three episodes. And I was sitting there wanting to record a fourth one. Not because I had something urgent to say. But because I didn't want to feel what I was feeling.

I was sad as fuck. I was lonely. And I didn't know how to sit with it.

So I did what I always do: I worked. I recorded episodes. I planned events. I wrote papers. I built businesses. I stayed busy so I didn't have to feel the pain.

And then I stopped. I took my anxiety medication. I went to bed. And this morning, I woke up ready to tell the truth.

The truth is: I live in Atlanta. The Black Mecca. The city…