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October 14, 2011 at 10:07am

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Awareness: But Are We Truly Aware of Both??

So, I am sitting here trying to understand why during the month of October Breast Cancer Awareness gets more media attention and corporate sponsorship than Domestic Violence Awareness which is also remembered during the month of October. I know that most women have breast irrespective of their size, pigmentation, and function. And, I also know 1 [...]

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September 8, 2011 at 11:42am

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How Racism Is Destroying America’s Political Discourse

Racism grows classier and more refined every day, but it never goes away. How else can we explain the American people tolerating the unprecedented disrespect, racism, obstruction and outright legislative terrorism being perpetrated by the GOP?

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August 5, 2011 at 12:00pm

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Topics: American Values, Black girls, chris brown, Crying, Domestic Violence, Empowerment, Fame, Girls, Healing, hip-hop, Hollywood, LGBTQ, Love, Media, Men, Money, Music, Nicki Minaj, Pop Culture, Violence, Violence Against Women, Women

Is Nicki Minaj In An Abusive Relationship?

I respect Nicki’s desire to keep her private life private. I just hope Nicki is smart enough, and strong enough, to walk away from a relationship that will only prove toxic to her professional and personal life.

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July 1, 2011 at 9:03am

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Topics: Empowerment, Gender, Girls, God, Goddess, Healing, health, Mentoring, Mother, Mothers, Sickness

A Daughter’s Reflection on Sickness, Intimacy, and her Godmother

When I was a little black girl I would secretly pray to God, the Father, to become sick. You see, when I was sick my non-domestic black mother would cuddle me and become the “ideal mother.” She would busy herself with medicinal concoctions and Vick’s rub. Yes, my mother thought and continues to think; Vick’s [...]

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May 21, 2010 at 8:00am

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Topics: Community, Healing, Hope, Love, Michael Jackson, Queen Godis, Toni Cade Bambara

From Arizona to South Africa: Is there Hope in the World?

Revolution begins with the self, in the self. Toni Cade Bambara Given the last six months world events—massive earthquake in Haiti, flooding in Nashville, killings in Palestine and Thailand, corrective rapes of lesbians in South Africa, Arizona legalized racial profiling law, oil spill that will forever effect the Gulf Coast, the lies about governmental accountability [...]

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May 7, 2010 at 9:35am

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Topics: black feminism, Black girls, Daughter, Gender, Girls, Healing, Mother, Mothers, Women

Are You My Daughter: A Mother’s Day Yearning

Daughters eased their mothers’ burdens — helping with the spinning, the grinding of grain, and the endless task of looking after baby boys, who were forever peeing into the corners of the tents, no matter what you told them. But the other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive. Sons did not [...]

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March 12, 2010 at 9:30am

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Topics: black feminism, Black girls, Coretta Scott King, Empowerment, Gender, Girls, Healing, Maya Angelou, Mo'Nique, Mothers, Patriarchy, Precious, Spirit, Violence Against Women, Women

Women Her-story Month: Do You Have a Chosen Sister?

I speak as a – a sister of a sister. Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on my birthday. And for over 30 years, Coretta Scott King and I have telephoned, or sent cards to each other, or flowers to each other, or met each other somewhere in the world. We called ourselves “chosen sisters” [...]

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March 5, 2010 at 9:06am

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Topics: black feminism, Empowerment, Gender, Girls, Healing, Love, Mothers, Patriarchy, Religion, Spirit

Women’s Her-story Month: A tribute to Old Black Women Healers

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. –Maya Angelou So, how do you make a little black girl believe that all she has gone through does not determine her ability to [...]

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