For A Colored Girl Living in the 21st Century [VIDEO]

by Jessica Lynne September 27, 2010
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I am black woman: daughter of glory,  proud product of the movement. Hear me roar. I become slightly giddy when I think about the leaps and bounds black women have made and continue to make on a daily basis. We are phenomenal. A former professor once told me though, that regardless of one’s eagerness to “deepen” [...]

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Ask Arielle: Submit Your Questions on Sexuality

by September 27, 2010

Starting this Thursday, I’ll be answering your questions weekly on sexuality. There is no question too outrageous, weird, or “stupid” for this column. I hope to discuss everything from homosexuality and polyamory to sex tips and masturbation. As black women, I find that a lot of our sexuality curiosities go “unspoken” and run rampant through [...]

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Refresh your resume: 5 common resume mistakes and how to fix them

by Ope Bukola September 15, 2010
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Working on Wednesday – practical advice to help you wear power pumps and rule at work! Did you know that September is International Update Your Resume month? Yep – so says Career Directors International (CDI), a professional group for resume writers. t Yesterday, NPR’s Michel Martin had a great segment on Tell Me More that [...]

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What She Said – Kelis: “I sometimes suck…feminism is almost an oxymoron.”

by Zora&Alice September 15, 2010
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Kelis, whose new album Flesh Tone has tanked in stores despite some critical acclaim gave an interview to The Guardian where she seemed every bit as confident as the lady in “Bossy.” She talks about her reputation in the music industry as a bitch and the difference in perception of men and women: “I’ve got [...]

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Be You: learning to be your authentic self

by Stacy A. Brice September 9, 2010
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I am a Social Worker. I have both my Bachelor and Master of Social Work. One of the first I things I learned in my social work classes and continue to learn is how to be authentic. To be authentic, as defined by Webster dictionary, is ” not false or imitation: Real, Actual.” Authenticity is [...]

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Trial and Error: Lessons From My Parents’ Black Love

by September 9, 2010
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As the black woman’s “crisis of singledom” continues to permeate the media, our thoughts and our conversations, one premise is thrown out so often that it’s easily overlooked. That examples of successful black marriages are so lacking that young women have no model of what real black love looks like. For me, that theory could [...]

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