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25 Etiquette 101: Culture Club- Ways to Deal Properly with Other Nationalities

Etiquette 101: Culture Club- Ways to Deal Properly with Other Nationalities

May 15, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Thriving, by

Do you know how to “act right?”


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64 Of black women and totem poles…

Of black women and totem poles…

May 9, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Editorial Staff, Thriving, by

Once upon a time, someone somewhere decided that there was a “totem pole” and that black women are at the bottom of it.


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123 Claiming vs. Exclusion: What makes a black woman “black”, anyway?

Claiming vs. Exclusion: What makes a black woman “black”, anyway?

Apr 23, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Editorial Staff, Thriving, by

What defines a BLACK woman?


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204 Important Video: “Black Women Boycott Your Bashers”

Important Video: “Black Women Boycott Your Bashers”

Apr 20, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), by

Okay ladies, this was sent to me, I reviewed it and co-sign. Enough is enough. Pass it on. (Slideshow credit Getty Images)


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34 Question of the Week: “My Workplace is Surrounded By Bigots–What Should I Do?”

Question of the Week: “My Workplace is Surrounded By Bigots–What Should I Do?”

Apr 18, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Question of the Week, Thriving, by

Chicago college student works in food-service job full of Archie Bunkers.


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30 Etiquette is MORE Than Just Knowing How to Use a Fork!

Etiquette is MORE Than Just Knowing How to Use a Fork!

Apr 14, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), by

The “E” word means more than just knowing how to be a snoot.


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36 On Why Your Ethnicity Doesn’t Automatically Make You “Right”

On Why Your Ethnicity Doesn’t Automatically Make You “Right”

Apr 14, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Editorial Staff, by

If you don’t already know this, there is a factoid I would like to share with you: You don’t get to tell other people what to do with their thoughts and feelings just because you happen to have something in common. That thing in common may be that you share the same ethnic group or are also an ethnic minority. Whatever it is, that small item does not entitle you to step on a soapbox and speak for all “persons of color, no matter their shade, language, culture and situation in life.”


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19 Shutting Up About Black Men (Part 3)

Shutting Up About Black Men (Part 3)

Apr 11, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Editorial Staff, Thriving, by

And here is the promised final part to a rather touchy subject. Just like how not everyone may have agreed with the observations made in the first two parts (here and here, for those who missed it), there is likely to be controversy over what follows. Note: You are perfectly within your right to agree to disagree. (Let’s just let’s all please keep it civil and on topic. No derailing or attempts to shut down discussion!)


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26 Black Woman’s Bill of Rights: Pride

Black Woman’s Bill of Rights: Pride

Apr 9, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Editorial Staff, Living, Thriving, by

Pride is “feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired”. Pride only becomes evil when it becomes excessive. The sin of pride; the deadly sin that is vanity.


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80 ‘Harleyq2′: The Mammy Stereotype Gone Too Far

‘Harleyq2′: The Mammy Stereotype Gone Too Far

Apr 5, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Guests of the Inner Sanctum, by

“Why is this mammy saying so prevalent and why are some black women assuming that the entire world view them that way?”


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153 ‘Swirling’ Guilt Can Cause Sisters to Soldier On…

‘Swirling’ Guilt Can Cause Sisters to Soldier On…

Apr 3, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Relationships, Thriving, by

We’ve done little discussions about the “reluctant swirler.” But you probably know this girl as well as I do. She probably dated intra-racially her entire dating life, but just so happened to find a rainbeau that she really, really liked…a lot. They date a while and maybe they get married. But in the back of her mind, she feels a dreaded, secret guilt, one that she can’t share with her significant other, nor anyone else.


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27 Etiquette 101: Five Things You Should Never Do During a Meal, Plus More Dining Tips

Etiquette 101: Five Things You Should Never Do During a Meal, Plus More Dining Tips

Mar 30, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Thriving, by

Think fast! Know the proper way to eat a plate of pasta?


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

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, Media Watch, Thriving, by

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.


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55 Climbing Out of a Class: What You Need to Know and Why You Need to Know It.

Climbing Out of a Class: What You Need to Know and Why You Need to Know It.

Mar 25, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Thriving, by

Do you know the basic components to jump from one class to another?


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49 BB&W Exclusive: Cher Smith’s Weight Loss Transformation

BB&W Exclusive: Cher Smith’s Weight Loss Transformation

Mar 19, in BB&W Exclusive, Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Guests of the Inner Sanctum, Health, Thriving, Weight Management, by

“Look ladies…The ‘You Go Gurl’ crew is determined to co-sign us right into a life of loneliness, despair and early grave. Black women…I want you to be at your prime, in tip-top shape. Someone who doesn’t care would not take the time out to share these things. Please examine the spirit behind ‘You Go Gurl’ factions. This notorious group is interchangeable and can be comprised of any gender, sex, political affiliation or religious background. These are the people who have an interest in maintaining a certain hierarchy.”


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12 Feeling Green? Six Tips to Help Get Over Jealousy

Feeling Green? Six Tips to Help Get Over Jealousy

Mar 17, in Author Spotlight, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Thriving, by

When St. Patrick’s Day rolls around, you just can’t escape green. Even if you don’t wear it (and want to risk getting pinched), it’s still everywhere from store windows to menu specials to parades on TV. But that’s okay—on March 17th, green is good. “Irish” green is associated with happiness, celebrations, shamrocks, and the Emerald Isle. Too bad that’s not the case the other 364 days of the year!

According to Todd Patkin, most of us normally experience green in a much more negative way: through envy. And that’s definitely not a good thing.


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3 ETIQUETTE 101: “Nice to meet you;” The Art of the Introduction

ETIQUETTE 101: “Nice to meet you;” The Art of the Introduction

Mar 17, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Thriving, by

Learn the art of the intro…


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

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

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.


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19 How to Deal When a Friend Betrays You

How to Deal When a Friend Betrays You

Mar 15, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Thriving, by

Newsflash haters! I’m a human being! With feelings! OMG what a shock…


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91 Leona’s Love Quest Part III: Getting my Pretty On

Leona’s Love Quest Part III: Getting my Pretty On

Mar 8, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Relationships, Swirling Singles, by

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”- Miss Piggy, Miss Piggy’s Guide to Life


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