Black Doctors, Black Women, and Pregnancy: I Was Pregnant With A Hole In My Heart & Doctors Told Me To Toughen Up As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Brooke was pregnant with her second son when she realized something was wrong with her heart. But her doctors dismissed her, ignoring her concerns. Her story is one of thousands when…
Photo by Zach Vessels on Unsplash I Didn’t Want Southern Church Folk To Distract Me From God, So I Stopped Going To Church As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Shantice describes how the horrible behavior at her church, from Pastor on down, caused her to get to know God outside of the building and away from the people. When…
Photo by Calvin Lupiya on Unsplash Black Women: Mistress Marley Explains How Findom Healed Her from Corporate Trauma As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Originally published on MadameNoire Most of us are waiting for the government to pay us what they owe us in the form of reparations. But Mistress Marley collects hers through her individual clients: white men…
Image by Dellon Thomas from Pixabay Black Feminist: When You Tell A Hotep You’re A Feminist By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com You have to be careful who you smile at in the street–especially when you’re in New York City about to board the train. Interact with the wrong person and you can be stuck talking to an over-eager stranger for the next thirty…
Photo by Junior REIS on Unsplash Black Women Take Care Of Black Women & Other Lessons From Robyn Crawford’s “A Song For You” By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com When I learned that Robyn Crawford, Whitney Houston’s longtime friend and former business partner, was writing a book about their lives together, I didn’t think that she was disturbing Whitney’s “rest” as…
Photo by Clarke Sanders on Unsplash We Need To Have A Family Meeting About The Lack Of Protection For Black Women By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com (Last year), I had the pleasure of speaking with writer, activist and documentarian dream hampton for MadameNoire. I got an email from Color of Change asking me if I wanted to talk to a…
Darnella Frazier Filmed a Murder – Here is 1 Thing We Owe Her By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Originally published on MadameNoire.com Yesterday, Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. The evidence was there. The witnesses said what needed to be said. The whole world saw Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck last summer. Still, when…
by ToyaSharaee via MadameNoire.com I had an epiphany a few years ago about the power of loving yourself. It happened while I was employed in a position where I had steadily climbed the ranks of social services being guided by a confident mentor who although was jaded somewhat after working 20+ years in the field, was happy to cultivate and…
Natalee Holloway – Kenneka Jenkins Last week, I stumbled upon an episode of ‘The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway.’ It was part of a new, six-part documentary that follows David Holloway as he searches for new developments in the disappearance and murder of his daughter, who took a trip to Aruba upon her high school graduation. It’s also a 12-year-old…
Popular beauty vlogger Jackie Aina is helping to eliminate the struggle of finding the proper foundation color for black women. On her 30th birthday, she announced an upcoming collaboration with Too Faced Cosmetics. The collection will expand on the 24 Born This Way oil-free foundation shades, creating additional options for deeper skin tones. Continue Reading Too Faced co-founder Jerrod Blandino…
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