This was an interesting article that addresses some problematic issues we face as black women in this country. I am putting Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes and Black Women in America by Melissa Harris-Perry on my to read list and will do a follow-up post about the book. http://www3.atlantapost.com/2011/09/28/ain%e2%80%99t-i-a-woman-melissa-harris-perry-explores-black-womanhood-in-%e2%80%9csister-citizen%e2%80%9d/
This is a great excerpt from A Return to Love that expresses our right, as women to be powerful. Now, I confess that I have not read the book (it is on my to-read list) and from the little I know about her, I’m likely not to agree with everything that she teaches however, this excerpt […]
Whether you have someone in your life that regularly adores you or not, it is important to have a healthy dose of self-love. I set a reminder on my cell phone to go off at the same time each morning that simply says – “I love you, you are beautiful.” It is just a nice […]
This is the first official post on I am Black and Beautiful. I’m excited about the birth of this movement and hope that it uplifts and effects change in African-American communities and globally. We can never accept the degradation of black women. It is time for people to rise and say no more. We cannot […]
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