Archive for the ‘Living’ Category

Why Media Representations of Black Women Still Matter (And Always Will)

Mar 26, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Editorial Staff, Pop Culture, Thriving, by Jamila Akil

When black women are consistently portrayed in the media as being overweight (to an even greater extent than what they actually are), as Mammy, as Sapphire, as Jezebel, as the neck-snappin’-finger-poppin’ chick who loves to fight, please understand that these images are created with a purpose and with the consent of thousands of advertisers who are making money off of promoting ‘safe’ stereotypes of black women.

The Trouble with DBR Black Women: In Life and Discussion…

Mar 26, in Black Women's Empowerment, Editorial Staff, Living, by Toni

There was NEVER a topic harder to discuss among those who champion the rights of black women or relating to one another as black women. I think this one might be harder to bring up than weight. If she is acknowledged to be damaged, it can pretty much only be in relation to men in her life and not in her own regard. Somehow, taking black men out of the equation means the kid-gloves come out. But knowing what I know of DBR black women, this is a curious decision.

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Discussion: Addressing the Elephant About the Trayvon Martin Killing

Mar 25, in News, by Christelyn Karazin

Let’s keep this classy, folks…

Real Talk About Black Women in the Media: BB&W Featured on WBAI Radio

Mar 25, in Pop Culture, by Christelyn Karazin

We talk about our rep on television, “post-racial casting,” and of course, swirling.

Newsflash: Good Black Men Definitely Exist! Doesn’t Mean I Want One.

Mar 24, in Editorial Staff, Family, Living, Relationships, Thriving, by Toni

Black men don’t heed that “black love” talk. You know it, I know it, and deep down the NBAB crowd knows it as well. They can grumble, holler, and stomp their feet all day long. But that won’t make black men dry up their well of dating options and “come home”.

Another Possible TV Swirl Coupling? Danai Gurira Joins Cast of “Walking Dead”

Mar 21, in Living, Pop Culture, by Christelyn Karazin

Check out this African beauty, coming in as a lead character on a hit TEE VEE show.

Shooting in France Raises Questions About Liberal Immigration in European Countries

Mar 21, in Living, News, Politics, by Christelyn Karazin

Should Western governments be open to immigration by a body of people whose governing philosophy is diametrically different?

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Hold Up! Not ALL Asian Women Are Getting Hitched All Easy-Breezey.

Mar 20, in Editorial Staff, News, by Jamila Akil

Have you heard of the term, “leftover women?” hmmm….

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Why Colorism Is The Devil That Wont Die

Mar 20, in Editorial Staff, Politics, by Jamila Akil

For white people, not allowing people of clearly mixed heritage to identify as white worked out well. For black people, hypodescent has been a disaster due to the rampant colorism that took hold among black people.

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The Black Womanâ€™s Bill of Rights: Boundaries

Mar 19, in Editorial Staff, Living, Relationships, Thriving, by Toni

Do you have personal boundaries? Do you have a set of rules for what is required of a person to pass beyond your boundaries? If the answer is no, stop and FIGURE OUT what you need to do to go about constructing mental, emotional, and physical boundaries for yourself.

Should Mitt and Rick Get on the Same Ticket?

Mar 18, in Editorial Staff, Living, News, Politics, by Jamila Akil

Could a hard-core conservative and a namby-pamby conservative be a contender for Obama?

Shutting Up About Black Men (Part 1)

Mar 18, in Editorial Staff, Living, Relationships, Thriving, by Toni

Why does the subject of black men keep coming into the conversation??

Oneika: “How Travel Opened Me Up to the Rainbeau”

Mar 17, in Black Women's Empowerment, Guests of the Inner Sanctum, International Traveling, Living, Thriving, Travel, by Oneika Raymond

The beauty of seeing the world is that, as a consequence, I continually have contact with people who are diametrically opposed to myself; people whose race, colour, and creed make them different to me in every way possible. These foreign environments lead me to interact with people, male and female, that I ordinarily would not have come to know had I stayed in my bubble back in my hometown. I roll in different social circles when I’m abroad, circles that cut across race, class, and economic status lines.

Friday Funny: Why Do Women Keep Fainting During Obama Speeches?!

Mar 16, in Humor, Politics, by Christelyn Karazin

hahaha…”They got the vapors…”

Time To Have A Conversation About The Connection Between Sex, Children and Responsibility

Mar 16, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Family, No Wedding, No Womb!, Sexuality, by Jamila Akil

Marriage–of the legally and spiritually binding type–is the safest way to raise children here in America. I think it’s about time for Americans to ask themselves what do we need to do to make our marriages more like the kinds of marriages that Europeans are experiencing–even if the ‘marriage’ that Europeans are partaking of is not one that involves standing before a judge and pledging ’till death do us part’. Clearly, Europeans–and German’s in particular–know something we don’t know or have yet to acknowledge.

Â¿ No hablas espaÃ±ol, SeÃ±or Rick Santorum ?

Mar 16, in Editorial Staff, News, Politics, by Jamila Akil

Why is Rick Santorum telling Puerto Ricans they shouldn’t speak their NATIVE language in their NATIVE country?!

Money: How to Be a Coupon Consumer â€“ Without Getting Consumed By Coupons

Mar 16, in Living, Money, by ** Guest Author **

More people than ever are clipping coupons for their supermarket trips, but theyâ€™re often not saving as much as they could, says Toni House, author of How to Reduce Your Weekly Grocery Bill to $85 Per Week â€“ Or Less!. “You can easily shave $5 to $20 off your weekly grocery budget with a minimal [...]