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Consistent. Unconditional. Steadfast. My love is...none of these. It's selfish, self-centered, greedy, conditional, and unmerciful-- let's just say I'm a...

By Lucia V. Smith On February 25, PrettyBrownGirl.com launched National Pretty Brown Girl Day to unite all brown girls, regardless...

Have you ever been in that relationship where your significant other no longer claims you as his or her own...

By Catrina Lewis* When I arrived at Howard after transferring from my first institution in Atlanta back at the dawn...

By No Boiz Allowed

After years of oppression it wasn’t until a few decades ago that woman were looked at as equal partners in...

Lately women of color have been ditching their relaxers and settling for a more natural, ethnic look. Across the internet,...

Remember when you wrote down that list stating you would work harder, communicate better and maybe even get into shape....

By Mo Alabi Every time I look at my I.D., I think of how different I am now from the...

By Kasidy Moore A couple of weeks ago, as we waited for the clock to strike midnight signaling the ending...

Three weeks ago, I declared via Twitter that I am a womanist. It wasn’t the simplest conclusion to arrive at,...

By Evette Dionne Women all over the globe are resolving to change an aspect of their lives which is deemed...

By Kayla Vinson A recent situation with one of my student’s parent’s really got me thinking about an important question:...

We live in a society where the only thing women seem to keep on that glittering shoe pedestal are the...

By Trina Gentry My face was plastered all over town, on cheaply printed 8x11 sheets of paper. They were looking...