While you’re drifting off to sleep, looking over bills or when you’re doing nothing at all, anxiety comes when you least expect it. It’s overwhelming, uncomfortable and terrifying all at the same time. You’re never really sure how to handle it and the worst times are when you are in …
Read More »Jada Pinkett Smith Opens Up About Losing Her Virginity and Masturbating at Nine on “Red Table Talk” With Her Mother and Willow Smith
In this week’s episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s hit Facebook show, “Red Table Talk,” the actress opened up about her sexuality, and everything from losing her virginity to her addiction to sex toys. In turn, the actress’ mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris, and daughter, Willow Smith, opened about their own shameful …
Read More »The Repercussions of Saying “No”: The Male Masculinity Complex
-blogged by @alyse.mone As little girls, most of us were taught the basic concept of “No Means, No”. Simple, yet it holds so much power. Growing up in this millennial era, I would have never thought I’d see the day where being a female and saying “No” to a male …
Read More »Honestly, Truly, I Don’t Give AF
The art of not giving AF is to truly be conscious of who you are as an individual, where you have been and where you plan to go. Many will claim to give zero f*cks but will be the first to pay attention to what society says. And that my …
Read More »Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Jump The Broom In Extravagant, Expensive $45 Million Royal Wedding
On Saturday morning, the prince of England married his American actress fiancée in a lavish, public, royal event. Despite the drama surrounding the royal union, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stood before their friends, family and the royal court, as millions watched around the world, to become one. The high …
Read More »Don’t Let Patriarchy F*ck Your Life
Society has a way of manipulating us. By us I mean women. We’re taught that “ladies are seen and not heard”, “mind our manners”, we must “stay down and endure hell” and that our worth is somehow equated to being married. We are drilled to be these passive, nonsexual creatures …
Read More »Chrisette Michele vs. Kanye West: The People’s Choice
—blogged by @lovelikejhoney In the new generation of technology, media, and news, the Internet plays the selective role of choosing which news is important, who’s the victim or who’s the villain. For example, do you ever wonder why society was fed up when gospel singer and songwriter, #ChrisetteMichele, who …
Read More »Nicole Arbour Slaps Her Whiteness On Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”
This is why we can’t have nice things – Black people, probably. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Earlier this month, #ChildishGambino dropped his powerful, politically charged song and visual “This is America.” The video showed themes of violence, from mass shootings to police brutality, and race relations in the United States, all while discussing the …
Read More »Over A Decade Later, R. Kelly’s ‘Bump N Grind’ Activities Are Catching Up With Him
—blogged by @lovelikejhoney With Spotify recently pulling all R.Kelly’s music and Lifetime approving a docu-series and movie, the question is why now? For years, stories have broke about the R&B star and his infatuation with significantly younger women. Below is a complete timeline for the history of continued accusations …
Read More »Tell Me Who You Loyal To…
The word loyalty is overused and widely misused. Toxic individuals use it as a tool to manipulate others into believing they have to remain in stagnant relationships, while most of us use the word to dictate the tone of our exchanges with the world. The reality is that loyalty is so …
Read More »Ballerific Woman: Traci Adams, Executive Vice President of Promotion for Epic Records
In a perfect world, people of color would be presented the same opportunities as their white counterparts. Unfortunately, this world is far from perfect, however, there are people, more specifically women, who have dedicated their time, money and education to make a positive change. They’ve used their experiences and their …
Read More »Ballerific Woman: Courtney Kemp Agboh, Television Writer, Producer, & Creator of the Hit Show ‘Power’
– Blogged By @Climb_This_Hill In a perfect world, people of color would be presented the same opportunities as their white counterparts. Unfortunately, this world is far from perfect, however, there are people, more specifically women, who have dedicated their time, money and education to make a positive change. They’ve used …
Read More »Ballerific Woman: Valeisha Butterfield Jones, Marketing and Communications Strategist, & Google Executive
– Blogged By @Climb_This_Hill In a perfect world, men and women would receive equal pay. African American women would be presented the same opportunities as their white counterparts. Rejection would be based on qualifications rather than race. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Unfortunately, this world is far from perfect, however, there are people, …
Read More »Ballerific Woman: Melina Matsoukas, The Creative Mind Behind Beyoncé’s ‘Formation,’ ‘Master of None’ & More
– Blogged By @Climb_This_Hill In a perfect world, people of color would be presented the same opportunities as their white counterparts. Unfortunately, this world is far from perfect, however, there are people, more specifically women, who have dedicated their time, money and education to make a positive change. They’ve used …
Read More »Ballerific Woman: Dee Rees, Rising Hollywood Director & Screenwriter
-Blogged By @Climb_This_Hill In a perfect world, people of color would be presented the same opportunities as their white counterparts. Unfortunately, this world is far from perfect, however, there are people, more specifically women, who have dedicated their time, money and education to make a positive change. They’ve used their …
Read More »Ballerific Women: Marian Brown, Dallas County’s First Black Sheriff
In a perfect world, people of color would be presented the same opportunities as their white counterparts. Unfortunately, this world is far from perfect, however, there are people, more specifically women, who have dedicated their time, money and education to make a positive change. They’ve used their experiences and their …
Read More »Let’s Talk: Why Is The Graduation Rate Low At Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU)?
For many in the black community, attending college is such a major accomplishment. But what’s even better is graduating from your university of choice to pursue your dreams. Now, I’m not advocating for everyone to go to college because there are other avenues that one can take to be successful. …
Read More »Let’s Talk: Does The College Degree Still Hold Weight?
blogged by @lanaladonna Postgrad blues have set in. Do you hear me? It has left me thinking about the decision I made to go off to college to pursue a career in….. well, that may just be the problem. Now before you all jump down my throat, this conversation …
Read More »Airbnb Will Host A New Search Option For Luxury Homes
– blogged by @worldwidekeege ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I bet you’re looking at the hotel prices for spring break or your next family vacation like, “This is not what I am willing to pay for a small room!” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Since Airbnb started back in 2008, there has been a tremendous change …
Read More »4 Most Influential Celebrity Shoe Lines
– blogged by @worldwidekeege Celebrities are the best brand ambassadors for anything nowadays. Personalities sell products. Yet what about the iconic brands that started before you could see a fancy commercial on the TV? They still grew their fan base organically! Don’t get me wrong, the newbies do have real …
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