Black women are never happy. Black women never cry. Black women never show their weaknesses. We work tirelessly to provide for not only ourselves, but also others. We are the epitome of strength, and the backbone of our communities. Still, we are underestimated and oftentimes, ridiculed. There ... Read more...
Picking up Harriet’s Rifle: Black Female Revolutionaries in Philadelphia This year marks the 100th anniversary of the transition of Revolutionary Warrior Queen, Harriet “Black Moses” Tubman. Please come out and join us for this explosive intergenerational, dialogue between longtime Bl... Read more...
Welcome to #LadiesFirst hosted by Melissa K Simmons (@MelissaKSimmons) Ladies listen up, fellas tune in and when you're done leave us a comment or two with your feedback. Our guests today include: Journalist - Syreeta Martin (@SincerelyReeta), Jewelry Designer - Jessica Massaquoi (@JessJess_85... Read more...
White girl + black man is definitely the elephant in the room Ice (and Erica too…) – but let’s take it a step further. Things have changed – drastically, and let’s just say, us black women don’t like the way black men are currently handling themselves. Check out the top 10 reasons blac... Read more...
I appreciate that Mayor Rahm Emanuel is personally reaching out to the survivors after a young person is gunned down in the streets. But by then it’s too late to do anything besides point out that these young lives are being wasted. After every youth homicide, the mayor renews his pledge to cra... Read more...
Liz Claiborne was once the largest women's brand on the market. The woman herself was not only a fashion pioneer, but a pioneering business executive. It took the eponymous brand less than 10 years to make it into the Fortune 500, where it continued to set all kinds of firsts. During the 19... Read more...
Good Morning Family and Friends! As many of you know I walk in the March for Babies every year. This cause is near and dear to me not only because of my family members who were born premature, but also because prematurity in the Black community is staggering. Black women are twice as likely as ot... Read more...
It is not hard for Rodney Perry to stand out on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. Impeccably dressed in all black and a crisp white shirt, he brushes back his shoulder-length dreadlocks as he mingles and laughs with fellow students on a recent freezing Wednesday morning. A freshman class pr... Read more...
LETS START WITH WHITE WOMEN... You’ve probably heard that men cheat for physical reasons, women for emotional reasons. Sure, there’s some truth to that, but when we asked real women around the country to share why they strayed from their boyfriends, we learned they had a whole host of explana... Read more...