Black women in the media

Dec 18

Hillary Clinton’s Faux Appearance & Kerry Washington’s Adweek Cover Was Like A Bad Hair Day

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Hillary Clinton laughs at her own jokes at 2016 Black Girls Rock! Awards by Mike Orie of www.theconscioustip.com Well, I don’t really know what a bad hair day is like, because I keep a low cut tapered on the sides. But Monday reminded of me what being in New Orleans during Essence Fest might feel like for a Black girl…

Dec 18

These Three Women Launched A Day Party Celebrating Black Women

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Pictured Left To Right: Lauren Ash, Rae Chardonnay and Nickecia Alder by Mike Orie of www.theconscioustip.com Three Black women in Chicago are changing the way Black people celebrate day parties. Only six months ago, Lauren Ash, DJ Chardonnay and Nickecia Alder joined forces to launch Party Noire. In just a short amount of time, their success has by far exceed…

Sep 21

Between (Reality) TV and Real Life: On Black Women and Abortion

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by EricaThurman of EricaThurman.com I was watching the Love and Hip Hop reunion last week and something occurred to me. Somewhere between Olivia Pope and Amina Pankey by way of Mary Jane Paul and K Michelle, Black women are having, and talking about, abortions on TV.Round about last fall, near the intersection of reality tv and Shondaland, we saw a…

May 04

Why Misty Copeland’s Conversation with President Obama Matters

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by Kanisha Parks author of Love Letters from the Master Recently, Misty Copeland, sat down with President Obama and Time Magazine for a thought-provoking discussion regarding the confluence of race and body image and how it affects black girls and women. Continue!>>> It’s a topic she is all too familiar with, considering the fact that both the color of her skin…

Sep 21

Blue Ivy’s Fro Steals the Show #Formation

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by Kanisha Parks of BlackNaps.org “I like my baby hair with baby hair and afros.” Indeed, Blue Ivy’s fro took over the Internet this weekend and for good reason: she’s embracing her head of hair and she doesn’t care what you have to say about it. Beyonce has been ridiculed for “not grooming” her Blue Ivy’s hair since the beginning…

Black women in the media

Hillary Clinton’s Faux Appearance & Kerry Washington’s Adweek Cover Was Like A Bad Hair Day

These Three Women Launched A Day Party Celebrating Black Women

Between (Reality) TV and Real Life: On Black Women and Abortion

Why Misty Copeland’s Conversation with President Obama Matters

Blue Ivy’s Fro Steals the Show #Formation

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