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adorn yourself FOR yourself!

Hey People!

Y’all know I’m a Twitterholic, right? For better or worse, I see a lot of different things (humor, news, randomness, etc.) come through my timeline. Recently, one of the few celebs that I follow, Talib Kweli, retweeted a tweet by MiaX, in which she was telling women not to [...]

event: ‘a night of royalty’ benefiting n street village

Benevole, charity, fundraiser, N Street Village, Washington DC, event

Hey People!

If we’re connected via Twitter or Facebook, there’s no doubt that you’ve seen me mention (repeatedly) N Street Village, an organization based in Washington, DC, whose mission is to “empower homeless and low-income women to claim their highest quality of life by offering a broad spectrum of services and advocacy in [...]

this single chick's blues

this chick can't be caged

I have to start off by saying, this is not one of those “woe is me” or “woe is the single, Black woman” posts. Though I used the word “blues,” I could just as well have used “concerns” or some other word, but it wouldn’t have the [...]

rasberry jam: 'brown skin lady' - black star

I never get enough of these dudes – the superbly-talented and incomparable Mos Def & Talib Kweli, known together as Black Star.

I love this song. You don’t often hear songs from men celebrating Black women; especially brown-skin ones. Society beats us over the head with a standard of beauty that [...]

my baggage has a first name...

Baggage is code for “children.” What is it that these men who can handle “issues, but not children” are afraid of? What is their issue? [...]

rockin’ the red pumps! national women & girls HIV/AIDS awareness day

Today is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. As a woman, mother of two daughters and caring world citizen, this is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. It is critical that we educate and take care of ourselves, our children and our partners.

faux fur...good. faux relationships...not so much.

It’s human nature to want to mate. Almost every human being craves companionship and to love and be loved. The sad counterpoint to this is that dating and relationships are so difficult. It’s not easy to find someone with whom you can get along and don’t mind spending time. Throw in wanting [...]

she ain’t heavy…

I am passionate about helping others; especially other women. I believe that empowerment and self-actualization are keys to success. I also believe that everyone should, in some way, give back to the community, and the universe in general, for the blessings that we receive – even if we don’t always feel so [...]

i'm black. i'm a woman. i'm NOT mad at john mayer.

The latest issue of Playboy magazine includes an interview with John Mayer that has caused a lot of controversy among some African-Americans. In the interview he responded to interview questions about dating Black women and having a “hood pass.” In his responses he utilized terminology that was deemed offensive, including the n-word [...]

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