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Sep 21

Insecure Hits a Home Run Tackling the Reality of Living With Bad Credit

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Insecure By Mwabi Kaira I saw something watching Insecure the other night that we rarely get to see on the screen; the bad credit struggle. A whole scene was dedicated to it and Issa’s dreaded score was right there on display. Our favorite awkward girl’s score is 425. She’s gone to see her friend Kelli for some help getting her…

Sep 21

True Story: I Became a “Trailing Spouse” and Hated It

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By Nissa Francisco Over seven years ago I left Canada to live in London where my husband was pursuing a work opportunity in his career. The idea of moving to a different country to be with him was something I didn’t think twice about at the time. There was nothing more thrilling to me than having the opportunity to support…

May 04

True Story: I Was Dying Until I Took Out My Breast Implants

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Photo courtesy of Sabrina Nelson By Sabrina Nelson I was 21 when I got breast implants in 2002. My boyfriend at the time suggested I get them and even offered to pay for them if I lost 10 pounds and I was only 110 pounds at the time. He was 10 years older than me and had implanted an ideal…

Sep 21

How Long Will Women Sing About Men Doing Wrong Instead of Demanding That They Actually Do Right?

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Queen Naija By Mwabi Kaira I heard a song called Medicine by Queen Naija on the radio the other day and immediately thought, “Oh, we’re still doing this.” Each generation hopes that the one behind it gets all that we got wrong right. I really enjoy watching young girls being so sure of themselves these days and I foolishly thought…

Dec 18

This Filmmaker Required NATURAL HAIR for Her Cast & There’s a Really Good Reason Why

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Sens Dessus Dessous Cast By Ta-ning Connai Matamba Kombila is not your average filmmaker. While most directors have the primary focus of creating stories to engage their audience, she takes it a step further with goals to impact her cast through a hair challenge aimed to build true self-esteem. Who in the world does something like that? Matamba did that.…