Do you understand the power behind a tear? It can breakthrough a wall of hurt. It can shed light on quiet fears and escalate faith to those lost and looking for clarity. They can be used to heal or used to connect with others. So why do women fear them so? Why do we consume…
Author: DeNikke Carter (DNC)
Creator of H.E.R. Crisis, poet, writer and author of Amazon Best-seller Untraditional and Like. Love. Lust. The ultimate multi-tasker and passion pusher. Family woman who loves marketing and lives for writing. The quintessential Queen of all trades and master of none — Today’s Renaissance Woman. Catch her on her personal blog at DNCwrites.com
Beauty Hurts [A Short Story Dedicated to Our Daughters]
Enjoy this fictional reading break from a H.E.R. contributor and creator, Niccole “DNC” Coleman, dedicated to our daughters. Originally posted on The Chronicles of DNC. Photo Cred: Daughters of Niccole “DNC” Coleman pictured above The mirror shattered and shards of glass ripped through my face. I smiled. The tears that fled down my cheeks from…
Kids Just Don’t Understand: Parents/Adults are Actually SMART!
I know you think I got that title wrong since Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff originally let us know that Parents just don’t understand, but I really think it’s the other way around. So I’m raising three girls right—two teenagers and a toddler—and they are all wonderful, but the only issue is that they think…
THE CULTURAL, POLITICAL, AND SPIRITUAL ICONS THAT ARE THE OBAMAS
REMEMBERING THE BEGINNING: NOVEMBER 4, 2008 Today is the day that Mom has been waiting for. I wish she could see this in person but I know she’s watching from above and is as nervous as I am. Okay. I need to do something. I’ll have a watch party. Yeah. I’ll just sneak a few…
The H.E.R behind Him: A SALUTE TO MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING
The saying goes “behind every good man is a good woman”. But that’s not completely true. Behind every good man, is a power, giving and amazing woman. Those are our Sheros—Queens who have loved and stood by their men for years, no matter their strife, stresses or doubts, and then hold down their own personal…
Welcome to H.E.R. World
H.E.R. [hur] (n): 1) one who is Heir of Everything Revolutionary 2) An African-American Woman Welcome to H.E.R. world, and in particular H.E.R. Crisis. I just love saying and writing that. I’ve transformed my old blog, Mid-WYFE Crisis, into something more direct; more intentional; more relevant to what I, as a black women, and the community…
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