How A Single Mom Of Four Shattered The Stereotype To Get Her PhD
When Sharita Mathis-Lawson found herself a divorced mom of three teens, with a fourth child from a recently failed relationship on the way, it would have been easy for her to throw her hands up in...
View ArticleHow Delusional People Expect Love To Be
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View ArticleLaverne Cox On Staying In Abusive Relationship: I Didn’t Think Anyone Else...
Photo: WENN Women (and men) stay in abusive relationships for a lot of different reasons: fear, lack of financial independence, distorted views of love. But Laverne Cox had a wholly unique reason for...
View ArticleBlack Women, I Hope Y’all Aren’t Letting Your White Boyfriends Use The N Word
I’ve always felt extremely uncomfortable with Black people who give their White friends license to use the N word. Not only do I not understand why such an honor would be bestowed on someone not of...
View ArticleYara Shahidi Announces Her College Choice
With Michelle Obama writing her recommendation letter, it’s no wonder that Yara Shahidi was accepted into every school which she applied. And while she was intentionally tight-lipped about the...
View ArticleThe Small Town In South Africa That’s Doing Something Big To Combat A 35%...
When most of us travel, we seek out local artwork, jewelry, clothing and home goods to take home from abroad. But what amounts to extraneous expenses for us, adds up to a livelihood for many of the...
View ArticleAfter Being Diagnosed With Clinical Depression, Former Exotic Dancer Helps...
Author Sashe Omigate is making it her mission to encourage women to speak their truth and learn to love themselves despite their past heartbreaks, set backs and disappointments. The former exotic...
View ArticleRoxane Gay Turned To Food After Being Gang-Raped At 12: “I Thought If I’m...
Known for her short stories and fiction, Bad Feminist author Roxane Gay’s next piece of work is set to tackle the effects of sexual violence, in particular, Gay’s own life-changing experience with it....
View ArticleQuick Ways To Neutralize Sexual Harassment At Work
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View Article#TBT: Remember When You First Started Experimenting With Makeup?
Not too long ago, I logged onto Facebook and received one of those unfriendly memories notices — you know the kind that makes you question, what was I thinking? This time, however, I wasn’t shaking my...
View ArticleWhy Would You Want Your Friend To Reconcile With A Man Who Repeatedly...
Most of us are rejoicing over the fact that Tiny is pulling herself away from her husband T.I., for the simply fact that not only did he cheat on her (likely multiple times), he’s publicly...
View ArticleBehold The First Supper Of The Unapologetics
If 2015-2016 was the year of Black Girl Magic, 2016-2017 has become the year Black men and women basically decided, you gone get all this blackness today and if you don’t like it, IDGAF. To capture...
View ArticleUnspoken: I Saw Him First, But My Friend Is Interested In Him Too
While many of us would like to believe that we’re good friends, some of us slip up and both say and do things that can leave our friends feeling some type of way. Do you truly know what is and what...
View ArticleWould You Marry Yourself? Why More Women Are Practicing “Sologamy”
I’m raising two daughters and understand how important it is to empower little girls to appreciate and love themselves. In encouraging them to become young women who truly love who they are and not...
View ArticleMary J. Blige Ordered To Pay Kendu Isaacs Hella Spousal Support, But Not As...
We all knew Kendu Isaacs was on one when he requested Mary J. Blige pay him $129,319 per month in spousal support when their divorce is finalized, and, thankfully, the judge knew that was nonsense...
View ArticleBlack Twitter Translates The James Comey Hearing
Image via Getty I just g-chatted my sister to see if she was watching former FBI Director James Comey testifying in front of the Senate. As you know Comey was fired by President Trump in the midst of...
View ArticleDid You Know There Was A Black Man Inside Barney?
Image via WENN Growing up, I’d heard tell of rumors that the man inside the legendary Barney suit jumping around and clicking his heels was a brutha. But like a lot of Urban legends of the nineties,...
View ArticleMenu Tricks Not To Fall For
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View ArticleWays Men Trick You Into Dates
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View ArticleConsidering CoolSculpting? Here’s What You Should Know
CoolSculpting is the world’s number one non-invasive fat-reduction procedure. It’s FDA cleared, proven gentle and effective, and. Dr. April Speed recommends it to all moms who want to “snap back”...
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