The policing of Black women’s sexuality, lives, hair, politics, and humanity is a national pastime. As Black women, some of us struggle with self love and acceptance within ourselves, and we often project our dis-ease with ourselves onto others who look like us. Like Audre Lorde said, … read more →

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People magazine recently revealed it’s most beautiful person of the year. This year the title goes to non other than Creole Lady Marmalade herself, Beyonce.People magazine has been compiling this list for the past 22 years now, and the last time a woman … read more →

If you are a self-proclaimed feminist such as myself last week was a scary week for us! It appeared that at every turn there was a strategic attack. With Osama Bin Laden dead, it appears that the female anatomy more so now than ever, has become … read more →

Extreme anti-abortionist groups as well as extreme members of the GOP who go by the name “tea partiers,” have declared war on the female anatomy. There number one goal is to undermine, vilify, and purport false information about Planned Parenthood.Planned Parenthood which is very transparent … read more →

This is the third week of January and this is roundabout the time that many people start to abandon their resolutions. Losing weight is hard, but commitment to that goal is even harder.Especially, for us mere non-celebrity mortals who can’t afford a team that consists … read more →

I along with 5.3 million other folks,was locked into the season 5 premiere of BET’s “The Game,” on January 10. I had all my tools for the big event. I had my twitter page opened up on my macbook, my cellphone to talk/tweet from, and … read more →

“You’re never truly a whole person if you remain silent.”-Audre Lorde

Dear Self, the only cosign you need is from yourself, others validation of who you are and your body of work will come on its own organically! I often tell myself a variation of these … read more →

Editor’s Note:

This PSA ad which was the brain-child of Pennsylvania liquor control board has caused quite a stir especially among various feminist camps. This ad which is suppose to remind us all of the various dangers of binge drinking has been labeled as a ‘victim … read more →

Once again Beyonce has ruffled my feminist feathers. Back in May, I wrote a blog post called  “Easy bake Feminism” in response to the many people who were trying to herald Beyonce as the new face of feminism. Due in large part because her first … read more →

Since the release of Beyonce’s video “Run the World” which has been better received by the masses than the actual song itself there has been lots of talk, blog posts, and twitter debates heralding Beyonce as the new face of contemporary feminism. I don’t hate … read more →