Humans worldwide can agree that 2020 was not our best year as a species. But can we also agree to abandon some terrible habits that serve no purpose except to drag us all down? Here are a few things that should die as 2020 comes to a close. TOXIC POSITIVITY The situation hardly matters. Your…
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January was a Long Year but You Made It: 3 Lessons to Remember
Photo by Nick Owuor (astro.nic.visuals) on Unsplash No for real…wasn’t January about seven weeks? There were so many ups and downs, so many “new year, new mes” or “if it ain’t broke, why fix its,” and even heartaches, sorrows, make ups, joy, and laughs. It was filled with so many imperfections. Hell, this is our…
6.7.19 News You Should Know #HERNewsRecap | Black Women on Forbes |When They See Us | French Open | West Point Grads
There are some sistas doing some major things. Here are a few highlights. THE RICHEST SELF-MADE BLACK WOMEN | BLACK ENTERPRISE Ava DuVernay’s ‘When They See Us’ won’t let you look away | CNN Florida Teen Becomes Youngest Player to Win French Open Qualifier | EBONY Record Number Of Black Women To…
Live Your Truth Even If It Scares You
Photo by Judeus Samson on Unsplash I no longer believe that being a woman is both a gift a curse. I only see the blessing and opportunity in living my truth. So let me share my truth with you…hi, my name is Niccole and I’m an alpha female. What is an alpha female? A woman…
Five Ways to Brace for Life’s Storms
Photo: Favour Omoruyi Our journey through life has many sunny and cloudy days. The blessings that we receive normally come after an obstacle or storm. There are times we want something to happen by XX date and it never does because God has the final word. And a lot of the time as we wait on…
TEST FOR YOUR TEMPLE: NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY
Did you know that Feb. 7 was National Black HIV/AIDs Awareness Day #NBHADD? Well, I didn’t until David Johns, the former executive director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans and now executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, went on The Breakfast Club to speak to the day. Then he…
CLOSED MOUTHS DON’T GET FED
Artwork By: Laurie Cooper, “Face Reality (Female)” I’ve always been that girl; loud, sassy and not afraid to speak her mind. Personally I was labeled angry, crazy, and gangsta (Born and raised on a military base, that shit’s real gangsta). As a professional, I struggled with scaling that back. I was labeled aggressive. Hard to…
H.E.R. Crisis 