WHY WE'RE (STILL) WAITING TO EXHALE

This video explores how Waiting to Exhale became a landmark portrayal of modern Black womanhood, centering friendship, heartbreak, and self-discovery at a time when Hollywood rarely allowed Black women to simply exist as complex people. Through the stories of Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon, the video examines love, loneliness, sisterhood, and why the film still resonates nearly 30 years later.