By Erma BreAnn As family reunion season begins to wind down, I can’t help but reminisce. The passing down ancestors stories and seeing family who’ve moved far away always touches my spirit. I can feel the heat of the south and the smell of the fish fry. My grandmother’s hands in mine as we dance …
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How Lena Waithe’s New Haircut is Making Us Gayer
Lena Waithe By Erickka Sy Savané When I saw Lena Waithe recently, sporting her new do on the red carpet, my first thought was, “Oh shit, she looks like a straight up dude.” Continue I mean, she was no Hollywood glam queen in the first place, but the locs did add a pinch of femininity. …
Facing a Challenge? Feel IT. Walk in IT. You’ve Already Won. #BeHerNow
Continue Smile. Breathe. Relax your shoulders. Silently give thanks for and send love to whatever it is you’re currently growing through. It’s only happening to remind you of your true Self, of your inner Power, of your ‘I Am.’ At any one time you may think you’re desiring a resolution to a conflict, a new …
A True No Man’s Land. These Women Founded a Women-Only Village in Kenya
Photos de femmes samburu By Erickka Sy Savané Many women dream of what it would be like to live in a society with no men, free of patriarchy and all that comes with it…these women actually did it. Umoja is an all-female village in Kenya, founded by a woman named Rebecca Lolosoli, some 25 years …
Tell It Tuesday: When All Else Fails, Climb the Statue of Liberty
Patricia Okoumou By Ta-ning Connai The Statue of Liberty on the 4th of July…what an ironic time and place to wage a protest against immigration laws, considering what both the monument and holiday stand for. It was the perfect place for Rise and Resist (a New York activist group) to oppose the Trump administration’s asinine …