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Monday, May 13th, 2013

Lessons My Mama Taught Me That I’m Forever Grateful For

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

R&B’s Lost Soul: What 90s Girl Bands Taught Us About Womanhood

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

5 Ladylike Things I’m Done Doing

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

Have We Become Desensitized to Violence in Media?

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

Are Women Entitled to Be Spoiled By Men?

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

Representing Our Herstory

“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

Age Ain’t Nothin’ But A Number

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

What It Means to Be Fierce

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

Life Reset: Starting Over After College

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...

Monday, November 26th, 2012

To Travel or Not to Travel?

Do you sometimes feel you need a change of scenery? For some, this need is fulfilled by simply going to another town or state. For others, satisfaction is found overseas.  Although many of us dream to travel...

Sunday, November 25th, 2012

Failure is Not Fatal

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

What Happens When The ‘S’ On Her Chest Stands for Suicidal?

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

Naysayers Say WHAT!?

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 29th, 2012

So, You’re Hooked To Cyberspace?

We live in the age of instant fame. From chugging cinnamon to Mortal Combat Upper cuts it’s easy now more than ever to turn five minutes of fame into a book deal or reality show.  Technology capitalizes...

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

First Lady’s Double Duty: Being A Leader and the Ride-or-Die Chick

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. ...

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