Power-dressing is empowering women everywhere. When you meet people for the first time, the thing that they will notice is how you dress and carry yourself. How you dress can say a lot about your character. When you are meeting potential business partners, would they care if you are wearing[…]
Owning your sexuality is powerful and it’s not just about sex. It’s about accepting and embracing your female energy. It’s about not feeling ashamed of being a woman doing a “man’s job.” It’s being confident in your own skin and not having to prove to anyone how courageous, brilliant, and[…]
You, yes, you, brown skin girl, need affirmation to love yourself. I did it and you can, too. So often as young Black women, we feel the need to have to look a certain way or we are not pretty enough if we do not look a certain way. Some[…]
Meghan Markle wasn’t protected by “the firm,” the media, or other institutions because historically, Black women have never been protected in these societies. Her royal status clearly did not exempt her from treatment that Black women find all too familiar. As a newly married royal family member, Mehan Markle, who[…]
Sisterhood and freedom go hand-in-hand. It’s obvious and intuitive, although you won’t usually see this fact in conventional media. Sisterhood is the key to empowerment, social change, and freedom. Women yearning to be free We all aspire to be free. Women, especially women of African descent and women of color,[…]
A personal transformation is not easy. Wouldn’t it be better if you knew the specific signs to show you that you are having a personal transformation? Then, you can see if this pertains to you now or at any other time in your life. Why we want and need personal[…]
Why do your negative thoughts always pop up out of nowhere? Have you ever had a pleasant day at work and suddenly, one co-worker stated his/her opinion and it quite bothered you? No matter how great the day went, you still fixate on that one negative opinion, despite being praised[…]
About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As a teenager, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez always spoke her mind about political topics at school and at home. According to her mother, Blanca Ocasio-Cortez, “I saw the political tendencies since she was very, very young.” Ms. Ocasio-late Cortez’s late father, Sergio Ocasio, is an architect born and raised[…]
Ovarian cancer-how do you reduce your risk? Ovarian cancer is the most deadly reproductive cancer—it killed about 14,000 women in 2014. Over 22,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer per year according to the American Cancer Society. Who is more at risk? Women who are are over age 50 and[…]