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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…

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…

http://growpicture.tk/2013/10/15/introspection-is/ In college, I discovered that I am very weird. I enjoy reading more than I enjoy texting. I use Twitter like its Google News and not a celebrity cir…

Photo courtesy of www.candraward.com. Anxiety is real. I felt it creep upon me, slowly at first, then overtaking me to the point of no return. I was desperate for a career move that would lead to ful…

All the questions you were too confused or too busy to ask.  Reader Tip: Follow the hyperlinks in the post below for more information and additional resources. On October 1, 2013, a historical accomp…

I never thought this would happen to me. Truly, I am disturbed and surprised on multiple levels, but for the last week, my biological clock has started ticking. There is this foreign little voice in …

By Terisa Thurman @SfTerisa At the VMAs (that’s the Video Music Awards) actress and teen pop star Miley Cyrus apparently shocked Will Smith, his family, plus parents across America for singing abou…

The Door of No Return Birthdays always make me nostalgic and I just had another one that has me realizing that I am almost to the middle of my thirties. Time moves too quickly. I remember 30 like it …

The term Christmas Cake comes from Japan. It's what they call women over the age of 25 who have yet to be married. We are called Christmas Cake because while everyone is clamoring for Christmas c…

As a person of faith, I honor and respect a lot of different religious traditions, but I find myself feeling at times uncomfortable at events in Black communities where Christianity (a very specific …

There’s a belief that you don’t really appreciate your mom until you’ve become a mother. Well, I disagree. I always appreciated my mom and admired her! But I developed a new found respect for the ins…

When I was younger, my mother would tell me how important it was to leave the house looking your best. She wouldn’t accept un-brushed hair, sweat-pants or wrinkly clothing. Naturally, I rebelled as m…