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Ariana of KnowThis TV: Sexy is about Knowing Yourself
LifeByZen: Adventures of a Single Dating Mom
Editor’s Note: ‘Adventures of a Single Dating Mom’ is an ongoing series about Life By Zen’s dating experiences while being a single mom. By Life By Zen Dating life for a single mom is not without its challenges. Between scheduling, and child care alone, it is enough to have one’s head spinning. Recently, a friend of mine and some acquaintances has been trying to introduce a guy to me unsuccessfully as we keep missing each other at events. The ladies then decided to coordinate group brunch so we can finally meet. Partially because of me, brunch has been rescheduled a few times. Read More →
Hi Def: The Real Deal on 20-Somethings
Do people really understand the meaning of ‘settling down’? It quite literally means to put firmly a position. So if you’ve done no exploration, haven’t lived your life, took risks, took a journey or an adventure, how are you really ‘settling down’….at age 20-something? You’ve been settled this whole entire time. Sometimes being selfish before major responsibilities is good. Choose your own path. Six 20-somethings discuss this and more in this Hi-Def webisode. Read the NY Times ‘What Is It About 20-Somethings?’ here. What do you think about living YOUR life to the fullest as a 20-something? Watch the Hi-Def webisode and share your thoughts.
Been Together for a Couple Years, Now it’s Time for Marriage, right? Absolutely not.
So? ‘They’ usually ask with a raised eyebrow and an expecting look. “So….what” I always reply with a bug-eyed look returning the raised eyebrow. The responses vary within a mix of “Wedding bells, wedding dressings, when am I coming to your wedding medley.” Because as everyone who has read the handbook on “how everyone should their life” knows, once you’re with a significant other for a year or two, you’re naturally “supposed” to get engaged, get married and have a few kids for the liking of everyone who is NOT in your relationship. At least that’s what I hear. It Read More →
50 Life Lessons
Spotted by Latoya on Random Epiphanys. Originally written by Regina Brett. 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone. 8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it. 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. 10. Read More →
Spreading Awareness Through Dance
Sydnie L. Mosley is a New York City-based dancer and choreographer. I met Sydnie at a Window Sex Project workshop in Harlem, this past summer, where she asked me to be a speaker. The women discussed their tales of street harassment and strategies to protect ourselves and solutions to combat the phenomena. The project addresses street harassment through workshops and choreographed dance performance. The project is especially pertinent in New York and other metropolitan areas where street harassment and sexual assault is rampant. Sydnie earned her MFA in Dance with an emphasis on Choreography from the University of Iowa (2009). Read More →
Tell the World ‘Girls Are Not for Sale’
By Krishna Davenport A few months back out of sheer boredom I watched a documentary on Netflix called “Very Young Girls”. The documentary focuses on girls as young as 13 in the sex trade business and their fight to get out. The range of emotions that I felt by the end ranged from disgust,anger, fear and even small bits of joy at times. More importantly, I felt the need to get involved and help with their mission. Thus far I’ve donated money, live tweeted the movie and written about them on my blog but just didn’t feel I was doing Read More →
American Ex-pat in Abu Dhabi Answers the Paris Call
Our ‘Women Traveling’ series celebrates and shares women’s globe-trotting stories. To have your story featured, contact us! By Andrea Williams On November 3, I and two new teacher friends that I met in Abu Dhabi, jet-setted out of the United Arab Emirates and into the city of love, Paris. This was our first trip to Europe and we were more than pumped about what new life experiences we would gain after this trip. My journey started off with a drive to the Emirate of Dubai, which is about roughly two hours away from where I live. We board the plane Read More →
Venus Genus: Betty Balances Career and Motherhood
I met Betty at her awesome Brooklyn brownstone, or a more befitting description, her Fort Greene art sanctuary. The place was bursting with colors and light and as her son scampered about, love. Betty talks about being able to fairly give of yourself to your career and projects while raising your child. Betty is the director of the amazing social cause documentary in progress, DreamTown, about the El Chota Valley in Ecuador. Ecuador’s national team is made up of a good portion of its locals and it’s sadly ironic that they have taken their country to two world cups but Read More →
Hi-Def: Kali Baker Johnson- Film, Comics and Hip Hop
Hi-Def is a web series about young, motivated, passionate individuals who live their life in High Definition. Their aspect ratio, although limitless and boundless, can only be defined as such. Native New Jersean, Kali Baker Johnson talks about his short film ‘Johnny’s Leaving,’ his interests and inspirations. Check his site out, find him on facebook and follow him on twitter.
Have You Ever Felt Like You Lost Your Voice?
To you beautiful women, I’ve missed you and I am writing to you in letter form to emphasize the intimacy of this conversation. Have you ever felt like you lost your voice? Or maybe that your background noise became so loud that you couldn’t hear your voice? Even the most confident woman has a few moments where she questions the very existence of it. With that being said, I’ve been so quiet because I’ve been trying to find my voice. There was a lot of noise going on. I was forcing myself through days I couldn’t find an ounce of Read More →
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