Identity Crisis: Black Girls Reading Sweet Valley High and The Clique

by June 8, 2010
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I grew up in a large New Jersey suburb where fewer than 10% of the kids at my schools were black. I was often the only black girl in my honors classes. My father insisted that not one or two, but ALL of my classes would be at honors or advanced placement level. Slacking was [...]

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Links for 6.08.10: Iman, women’s health, and more

by Zora&Alice June 8, 2010

Iman: Not Just Another Pretty Face “After 14 years of modeling, Iman made what was a breakthrough move in 1994, starting her own cosmetics line, featuring impossible-to-find foundation shades for women of color. More than just the pretty face on the package, Iman was the brains behind what was inside those tubes and bottles. She [...]

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Stupid Shit People Say: Slim Thug on being a better black woman

by Zora&Alice June 7, 2010

Hat Tip to Zora&Alice contributor Arielle Loren. “Badvice” from Slim Thug at Vibe.Com: Most single Black women feel like they don’t want to settle for less. Their standards are too high right now. They have to understand that successful Black men are kind of extinct. We’re important. It’s hard to find us so Black women [...]

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Why aren’t black men graduating from college? [VIDEO]

by Ope Bukola June 7, 2010

In this CNN segment, Richelle Carey and commentator Dr.Boyce Watkins, discuss why, in spite of higher college enrollment rates, black men aren’t graduating from college. See the video below: For all his righteous indignation, Dr. Watkins mainly points to the usual suspects: black men take too much pride in athletics, the community isn’t doing enough [...]

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It’s hard out here for a Bitch

by Ope Bukola June 7, 2010
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I first heard of Helena Andrews in a Washington Post profile last year. In a preview of her newly-released memoir, Bitch Is the New Black, Andrews lamented her dating struggles as a single, successful black woman. I found the woman from the article, who reduced men to “winter boos” while purporting to look for love, [...]

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SheBlogs: Erika Kendall on finding health and happiness

by Zora&Alice June 7, 2010
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SheBlogs: a new series highlighting awesome bloggers you need to know and read Erika Nicole Kendall writes on health, fitness and body confidence at A Black Girl’s Guide to Weight Loss Z&A: Why did you start your blog? I needed a means of holding myself accountable for the information I was learning in my journey. [...]

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