Monday, May 13th, 2013
This past Sunday I watched my social media feeds fill up with glorious photos of aged beauty alongside joyous youth. Friends and acquaintances posted photos of powerful women that had inspired them in life. From biological mothers to neighborhood aunties, life lessons learned from sagacious women were met with endless gratitude. Mothers are supreme, no lie. There
Monday, May 6th, 2013
Remember Cleopatra? SWV? TLC? Destiny’s Child? At the turn of the century, 90s R&B girl bands were the quintessential model for the new wave of feminism that was emerging.
Monday, April 29th, 2013
There are just some “ladylike” things I’m completely fed up with. Being a woman is a personal experience, and I won’t allow society to set the parameters. Here’s a list of things I’m calling it quits on....
Monday, April 1st, 2013
The right to freedom of the press versus the right to privacy—which should we value more? Is it okay to watch someone be humiliated, ridiculed, or even turn into a meme, all for the sake of hits...
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Should women only date men that are going to spoil them rotten with goods? Some women certainly believe so. Some women believe that females shouldn’t waste their time dating a man unless he is more bankable than...
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
“When you leave this house, you represent me.” That was the closing line of my parents annual first day of school speech when I was little. Sometimes my dad won the prize of delivering those words and...
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Recently I had the privilege to attend the annual Women and Influence conference in Philadelphia, hosted by Women’s Way, one of the city’s largest women’s organization. The conference was held at the nation’s first and only college of...
Monday, January 28th, 2013
I found out that Fierce is the name of an organization in New York for members of the LGBTQ community. Fierce was defined by one website as “ferocious aggression.” It’s synonymous with ferocious and cutthroat. And when...
Monday, November 26th, 2012
On May 16, 2012, I achieved something no one else in my family had. I graduated from college with a Bachelors degree in Journalism & Media Studies. After all the excitement and “congratulations” had died down, the...
Sunday, November 25th, 2012
When I arrived to New York City this summer I felt like Ali in his prime. I headed into the City with full force,believing I was ready and ambitious enough for whatever tough stuff this big city...
Monday, November 19th, 2012
Most of us are used to our girlfriends being strong, supportive, sassy, and smart with a side of sexy. The last thing we ever want to think about is one of our besties wanting to end her...
Sunday, November 11th, 2012
By Lauren Alicia of GYC-Girl YOU Crazy “If I stopped after every negative Nellie (unisex) told me ‘NO’… said ‘Girl YOU Crazy’ & every other negative thing…I would have no dreams at all.”-YOUR Imagination speaking the truth “If...
Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Imagine your life being scripted to solely tailor your husband’s political needs. Everything you say, do, and wear will be scrutinized by the media and can completely affect or alter your husband’s chances of running the country. ...