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Sep 21

Love My Roomie: A Web Series Giving Millennial Black Women a Voice

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Yhá Mourhia Wright, Ashley Versher, and Katherine George By Sharee Silerio In a nation where opinion is often viewed as fact, now, more than ever, it’s important for people of color to tell their stories, from their perspectives, truths, and experiences. A popular show that is doing this and so much more is #Love My Roomie, a web series created…

Dec 18

How Several Leaps Of Faith Led This Woman To Open Her Own Floral Boutique

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Itika Oldwine of Oldvine Florals By Sharee Silerio In 2011, after working on “The Oprah Show” for eight seasons as an intern then employee, Itika Oldwine took a big leap of faith and traded in Chicago for Los Angeles to start a career in marketing. Soon after arriving, she started a marketing position at L.A. Live, an entertainment and sports…

May 04

Women Are Using Their Bodies as Canvases to Reclaim Self and Protest Social Injustice

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The Awakenings Project by Marissa Southards By Sharee Silerio When Marissa Southards picked up a camera three years ago, she was simply trying something new. One day, her husband Brian, a pencil artist, brought a professional-level camera home so he could work in a different medium. Active in St. Louis protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, she took the…

May 04

Life-Changing Lessons I Learned When 5 Family Members Died In 5 Months

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By Sharee Silerio We often count the days, weeks and months since we lost the ones we love, but it always feels like it just happened yesterday. Have you ever been through a storm and could feel the sun, just for the clouds and rain to swiftly cover its glory? Have you ever felt like you were just starting to…

Sep 21

5 Things I Learned When I Quit My Corporate Job

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By Sharee Silerio Two years ago, I was sitting at my desk, trying to wrap my head around all of the work I had to complete, with very little time or support from my colleagues. I felt trapped, undervalued and overwhelmed. For several months, I had been trying to perform with the same enthusiasm and detail as I did when…