We have been conditioned, through enslavement, physical and mental abuse, and the subliminal messages that feeds us programming that informs us what being a Black woman "really" means. In other words, to be a Black woman means to be marginalized, disrespected, lazy, loud, ghetto, sex objects, uneducated, naïve, gullible, defensive, judgmental, opinionated, men haters, and …
Protect your right to choose- abortion rights are under siege!
The issue of abortion has always been and will always be an extremely sensitive and controversial topic, and it's a subject that can rarely be discussed in an objective way because almost always someone gets offended by the opinions or remarks of someone who thinks and feels differently. As of right now, the country is …
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These WallStreet Crooks need to quit complainin’!
So I got a bone to pick with some folks up on WallStreet. The ones who work in Securities, Trading, and the Broker Dealing Industries. You see, when you make as much as these folks make, I'm sorry but you lose the right to complain about a 13% loss of yearly profits. The average salary …
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How do you identify yourself- African American or Black?
How you identify yourself in this country is one of the most personal, yet one of the most publicly discussed issues. While many of us frown on the idea of labeling and being labeled, society has an innate need to do just that. So recently I had a very interesting conversation with a co-worker regarding …
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Why why why can’t folks just act right?
"Deep sigh"... So, let me preface this post by saying I wholly subscribe to venting and I believe we all need to invest in discovering an outlet that allows us to get rid of the mental crap that we accumulate on a daily basis. I mean, its gotta go somewhere and you can't keep it …
Yes raise the minimum wage already!
So come November, on the ballot you will find San Francisco's Prop J and a similar measure in Oakland advocating the raising of the minimum wage from the ridiculously low $10.74 to $12.25, eventually reaching $15 by 2018. Now, if you live in California I don't have to tell you because you already know how …
Feeling “stuck” in life?
At some point or another, most of us have felt like we were stuck, stagnant, unable to move out of our current situation or circumstance. And this could happen at any age, although I don't believe that you're usually truly cognizant of this "feeling" until you're out of your 20's. I'm just saying. I loved …
So now non-black women are being celebrated for having big butts-what the what?
I'm almost at a loss for words after having watched J Lo's video for "Booty" featuring Iggy Azalea. I mean, really?? Okay J Lo, you're a grown woman I get it, and just because I may frown on you being 45 and a mother and wonder why in the world you would want to put that …
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Black Women and our struggles with our hair…
As a little girl, there is a moment where you suddenly become "aware" of your appearance, and begin to understand that people are looking at you and you start to wonder how you "appear" in their eyes. The age this realization occurs is different for everyone of course, but trust me, all women can think …
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Remembering 911 and connecting dots to ISIS…
I can still recall exactly where I was and what I was doing on Sept 11, 2001. I was living in Seattle, WA, working at Washington Mutual, or WAMU as it was known amongst us employees. I was a help-desk technician, working at what was called the "Command Center", the hub of the bank. Located …
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Dawn M. Edwards 