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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 …
A teenage girl is manhandled like a rag doll for not turning in her cellphone. A police officer puts his knee in the back of a teenage girl in a bikini as she is face down on the ground for attending a pool party. When Read More …
2019 Update: In 2016 and again in 2018, 53% of white women voted for Trump and Republican candidates despite some being womanizers, a brothel owner, neo-Nazi, and accused pedophiles. In the case of Alabama Republican nominee, Roy Moore, two-thirds of white women voted for him. Read More …
2018 Update: I am learning to be comfortable in my body. I put on weight, so the curves are more curvaceous. I don’t like the stares and attention that my rear attracts. It is not only men, but I am amazed how many women stare. Read More …
2019 Update: Trump told four Congresswomen of color known as the “Squad,” to “go back” to where they came from, then doubled down by calling them racist. Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association posted racist image labeling the four Congresswomen “the jihad squad.” Although House Democrats condemned Trump’s Read More …
A bit of background: It’s Black History Month and Beyoncé paid homage to the Black Panthers. During the 1960s, the Panthers provided food and other social services to black communities who were denied those services by government agencies. Enough about that on to Beyoncé. For non-blacks, I’m Read More …
In the words of CC Bloom from Beaches, “my memory is long, very long.” Before you get ready to pass judgment, I identify with cultural differential feminists, conservative at times, libertarian wannabe, and more liberal than I admit. I am no party loyalist because political Read More …
2019 Update: Surviving R. Kelly documentary comes out and many rush to the defense of R. Kelly. Even after hearing the stories of survivors. Whatever happened to respect and protect the black woman? When did it become okay to treat black women as roadkill to Read More …