Update: Science and medicine typically treated African-Americans as guinea pigs under the unfounded belief that we did not feel pain to justify operating without anesthesia. Even today, a study showed that some “white medical students and residents [surveyed] endorsed false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites. Read More …
Do not let her petite stature or youthful appearance fool you. Larvetta L. Loftin has been an entrepreneur for over 17 years. She is a branding, marketing, and social media influencer. Her company, The L3 Agency, formerly L3 Eventeurs, boasts a clientele that includes, Coca-Cola, Read More …
From the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision allowing employers to pay women less based on past salary history to the recent lawsuit by female law partners for inequitable pay, now more than ever the accomplishment of women in the business needs to be acknowledged. Read More …
“I’m a super girl and I’m here to save the world, but I wanna know who’s gonna save me?” Nobody. I finally took a major step and decided that my health and well-being would come first. Shonda Rhimes had her Year of Yes. This is Read More …
Hidden Figures is a book by Margot Lee Shetterly turned into a movie based on the story of black women working at NASA in the 1950s space race between the US and the former Soviet Union (USSR). Representation matters! As a young girl, I remember that my Read More …
2019 Update: In light of Prada, Gucci, and H&M’s blackface and monkey business, it is time for us to support black creatives and businesses like: Nubian Skin, Harlem Haberdashery, Fenty Beauty, Louis Stewart, Vashti Harrison illustrations, SPGBK watches, The Crayon Case, Coco & Breezy Eyewear, and Read More …
For the ultimate in elegance and luxury, a wedding planner can be a fairy godmother for the bride-to-be. Regina Brooks, founder of Regine Danielle Events, has taken the wedding industry by storm. I interviewed Regina to discover the secrets to her success. Regina Brooks has Read More …
Fertility in black women is rarely discussed or acknowledged as a problem. Breeding myths from slavery perpetuate the stereotype that black women do not have problems conceiving. Studies have shown that when it came to infertility and IVF treatments, black married women had a harder Read More …
After seeing Maurice Hines’ Tappin’ Thru Life, I wondered what happened to all the black tap dancing hoofers. We know of the legendary Nicholas and Hines brothers. Was tap dancing a lost art form within the black community? Enter Chloe Arnold, founder of Syncopated Ladies. Syncopated Read More …
Beyoncé – Sister girl, sister girl! Watching Lemonade seemed like catching glimpses of my mother and aunts at Granny’s kitchen table, reminiscent of Annie Lee’s picture of women playing cards. As a little girl, my aunts typically went to Granny’s house at least once a Read More …
It was only a matter of time before President Clinton’s 2008 gaffes during Hillary’s initial presidential bid would re-appear. And re-appear they did when former President Bill Clinton tried to defend Hillary’s “super-predator” comment. First, I am appalled at press and media outlets referring to Read More …
On It’s Not You It’s Men, Rev. Run always ends with, “When you truly love yourself you take crap from no one.” As young girls, we are socialized to tie our happiness with a man. The princess or damsel in distress meets prince charming is Read More …