With the rising of Lupita Nyong’o’s star, several op-eds about colorism have popped up on the Internet and once again the discussion has turned back to what it means to be Black. To place the focus back on loving ourselves no matter what our shade, “My Black is Beautiful” teamed up with transformational life coach, Lisa Nichols […]
My Black Is Beautiful (MBIB), a community of Black women who celebrate everything that makes them beautiful, is launching a 30-day “Beauty in Action” challenge that kicked off on March 10. As a part of the campaign, every Sunday, we will share a message of inspiration with you from Transformational Life Coach & CEO of Motivating […]
First Lt. Dina Elosiebo took the motivational phrase, “reach for the stars,” to all new heights this month after making military history. After completing Initial Entry Rotary Wing Flight School at Fort Rucker, Ala. and earning her Army aviator wings, Elosiebo became the first African-American female pilot to graduate from The District of Columbia National Guard. “This […]
What better time to celebrate the many remarkable accomplishments and unsung legacies of our women sheroes than during National Women’s History Month? Taking place throughout March, the annual declared observation is celebrated worldwide to showcase the historical and contemporary contributions that women have made to society. President Obama recently issued the annual proclamation designating the special […]
The US Women’s Bobsled Team Initial criticisms deemed this year’s winter Olympics a $50 billion debacle, highlighting reports of poor preparation, terrorism threats and LGBT and animal rights violations. But, now that the events are in full swing throughout the seaside Russian resort town of Sochi, the inspirational stories behind these Olympians and their world-class […]
Nadia Lewis and Jamila Ahmed are two students at Fresno State University in California who have made history by being the first Black women to win the top spots at the Henry Clay Invitational Debates held at the University of Kentucky. Launched in 1971, these debates are one of the oldest and largest U.S. policy […]
Essence magazine recently conducted a study where they had 1,200 Black women keep a visual journal of any instance of a well-balanced Black woman in the media. The results, while not surprising are still shocking because it’s us talking about us! Check out the video here! Essence reports, “Although participants in our study cited positive […]
Iyanla Vanzant is mostly known as the woman who can singlehandedly fix the life of the most troubled souls roaming the earth. From DMX to Evelyn Lozada, Iyanla has had her healing hands full this year! But she still had time to fix someone else…well, a group of people–Black women. Yes ladies, we need fixing […]
Dear other woman, Stop being trifling. Signed, Womanhood (well, minus all polygamists) This Valentine’s Day some woman will again feel like “shyt people feel on Valentine’s day when they’re bitter.” Maybe she’s bitter because her prized ‘v’ between is alone….again. Or perhaps it’s because Valentine’s Day is another anniversary marking her past pain. A reminder […]
Black women view themselves as especially self-confident and independent-minded-more so than Caucasian women. In a recent poll conducted by beauty mag Allure magazine, Black women rated themselves three times as likely as Caucasian women to rate themselves at the ‘hot’ end of the spectrum. Tell us something we don’t know! Black women have always viewed […]
