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Sometimes I Am Not A Strong Black Woman
10 years ago

Sometimes I Am Not A Strong Black Woman

A few weeks ago, I went to judge a Youth Poetry slam at the famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the Lower East Side of New York City. I’m always amazed …
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Don’t Want A King, Don’t Want To Be Your Queen
10 years ago

Don’t Want A King, Don’t Want To Be Your Queen

I’m not exactly sure when the “I’m waiting for my king” or the “I’m a queen” rhetoric started to run rampant on social media. I just never bought into …
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BodyCon Dresses Are Not My Friend
10 years ago

BodyCon Dresses Are Not My Friend

BodyCon dresses are not my friend

Remember when Herve Leger bandage dresses first hit the scene a few years back? All the celebrities were rocking them and the regular girls …
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Summer Time Fine: The Master Cleanse Is Not For The Faint Of Heart
10 years ago

Summer Time Fine: The Master Cleanse Is Not For The Faint Of Heart

Image Source: 23 Year Old, Yarishna

They say the third time’s a charm, right? I’m not so sure about it though this go round. The first time doing this was …
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Confessions Of A Skinny Girl: For Years I Thought Sexy Had To Be Shapely
10 years ago

Confessions Of A Skinny Girl: For Years I Thought Sexy Had To Be Shapely

Everyone has a different interpretation of the word sexy. For years, I thought sexy was having a big ol’ booty, boobs and beautiful wide hips..let’s not forget a slim waist. …
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Twenty-Something And Stuck
10 years ago

Twenty-Something And Stuck

A compilation of freshly brewed reads curated for twenty + thirty somethings.

+ Lately, I’ve been somewhere that I pray I won’t stay in for too much longer. I’ve lost …
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“SHE” Is Beautiful, Honest, Sexual, Loved, Liberated And Powerful [Film]
10 years ago

“SHE” Is Beautiful, Honest, Sexual, Loved, Liberated And Powerful [Film]

SHE (Is Beautiful, Honest, Sexual, Loved, Liberated And Powerful), is a short film celebrating femininity, honesty, sexuality, love and liberation and the beauty of womanhood. #youarebeautiful

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Get To Know Your Vagina
10 years ago

Get To Know Your Vagina

Hot-pocket, baby maker, vertical smile, love box, cookie, kitty kat, flower, “slice of heaven”, cockpit, ponchita, coochie, noochie, pandora’s box, wizard sleeves….p***y. Whichever name you decide to title it, …
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Reevaluating My Unladylike Ways
10 years ago

Reevaluating My Unladylike Ways

I don’t quite remember the month and day, but the year was 2003 and the season was summer. I had just graduated from college, gotten my first and only tattoo …
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How To Stand Out In A Room Full Of Women Who All Think They Look Like A Bag Full Of Money
10 years ago

How To Stand Out In A Room Full Of Women Who All Think They Look Like A Bag Full Of Money

After hours of being slave to MAC products, hair brushes, flat irons, and our personal wardrobes, the time eventually comes for us to rush off to that event that …
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