Be who you want to be and be great at it because chances are a child somewhere is watching, crafting a plan for their own destiny. A pretty simple concept is what built the female powerhouses you see today known as Ava DuVernay, Mara Brock Akil, Issa Rae, Debbie Allen and Shonda Rhimes.They were once young …
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Last night, I collapsed to the floor the same way I did exactly 5 years ago when my mother broke the news that my grandmother had left this Earth. It hit me like a ton of bricks for more reasons than the fact that I would never be able to see or speak to my …
Tuesday nights are on fire in my life! I usually have a glass of wine, my laptop to live tweet, a blanket and my thinking cap on ready for a new episode of “Being Mary Jane”. The riveting BET series is on a roll this season with more pressing issues concerning women of color, race …
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Black Girls Rock! (BGR) on BET is like watching my own personal Academy Awards of excellence by women in education, health, music, tech, politics and the list continues. Women of color are vastly underrepresented and largely forgotten for top honors although they are everyday innovators and game changers in a wide array of industries. BGR puts …
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I will never forget the first time that I saw Mariah Carey; she was absolutely breathtaking in 1992. My Ma (nana) was flipping through the channels and I caught a glimpse of people running through fields on MTV and I remember saying “Stop! Turn it back!”. And there Mariah was, so carefree!Ma was in her …
There are countless movies, so deliciously good, that have a way of leaving you wanting more way beyond the closing credits. So, what if some of your favorite films with predominantly black casts were resurrected on the small screen? Hey, it worked for Soul Food on Showtime. Yes, some cult classics should remain untouched while others could be rehashed …
Tyler September 1992 In honor of National Read Across America Day, I cannot help but to reflect on the day the words on the pages finally made sense to me. I get so excited when I think about the first time I learned to read. The earliest memories of mine are age four. The year was …
Coming to grips with post-undergraduate life is a scary thought. Four years, maybe six for others, have flown by and the crap that you once pulled, quickly becomes unacceptable the moment that you take on a real job. Old habits certainly die hard even 10 years after graduation. Check out this list of ways to tell …
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My days are often wrapped in headaches and stressful deadlines. Instead of having pity on myself, I suck it up and find humor in it all. Today’s stress reliever came packaged in the form of a giant, plastic ball. I cannot confirm or deny if my ball was properly inflated. Prescribe yourself some fun. You’ll …