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Over the past few weeks I've been hearing a lot about Maria Kang , the fitness and lifestyle blogger who was under fire for her now famous headline that read,  "What's your excuse?"…

My best friend and I were in the throes of the same tired conversation we had every New Year's Day: Are we more than friends? It never ended with any resolution. He did not hesitate. "I woul…

Image by Ryan VanWilliams via Flickr/CreativeCommons I’m sure you’re reading this because you have a case of the Itgirls. I apologize for your condition, for it’s a terrible disease that causes pathe…

Photo by Ryan VanWilliams via Flickr Creative Commons Somewhere between the realms of extreme booty shaking and intense empowerment conferences, a very thin line exists. This barrier encourages women…

Image by Ryan VanWilliams via Flickr creative commons The presence of the divine nine has always been heavy and unwavering. For those readers who aren’t very familiar with the upstanding sororities a…

Image by Unknown via Flickr I’m here today to pay my respects to the black woman, because she was murdered. I’m not positive who the real culprit is, though I might have an idea: The Mammy said tha…

Your interests stretch farther than the eye can see. Is there such thing as being too well-rounded? There might be such a thing, and it’s really been weighing on me for the last few years. What do yo…

Here's the debate we're all sick of hearing about; if you dye your hair, is it really natural? It is something that is talked about in our natural hair community all the time. In addition, i…

My longtime friend called me frustrated the other day. It wasn't one of those specific frustrations that you can blame on one thing. It was worse; a general frustration with life. She and I have …

As a child, I remember playing with dolls that where beautiful. But they never looked like me. Their hair, features and skin tones did not match mine. I always wondered - if my Barbie doll is beauti…

I struggle calling myself a feminist. As an African American woman, it’s hard to unify around a vague cause seemingly dominated by the white female elite. My hesitancy in embracing feminism as a Bl…

by Terisa Thurman @SfTerisa Experience makes it mark on us in unforeseen ways. No one can tell how that trip to a far off destination will affect the rest of your life. Will you meet your soul mate…

Image courtesy of vibevixen.com I took it upon myself to de-clutter my love life. You know, similar to re-organizing a closet but instead of getting rid of old, unworn clothes, I was getting rid of g…

When I was in school we had a rule as part of our dress code – that hair must be no more than five centimeters above the head. So no top-knots, no beehives, and definitely no afros. A black girl havi…

Over the past few weeks, I’ve focused on a lot of topics, but have strayed away from my primary focus and goal which is in re-education; Today, I regress. It has occurred to me that many of our daug…

Jasmine Doster was born in Fairfield, CA on Travis Air force base on February 20, 1988. She was raised in Charleston, SC by a single mother. She was an inquisitive child with much interest and a lead…