Trey Anthony, best known for her work in Da Kink in My Hair, is back with a new book, Black Girl In-Love (with Herself). The book is both a memoir and a self-help book, giving a voice to Black women in particular, who face unique challenges in the world. Read more: Angie Thomas’s ‘Concrete Rose’
You will always have someone who will say something about you to your face or behind your back. It shouldn’t matter because people’s opinions do not define you. You could be a kind, smart, honest, and creative person and someone could still be saying negative opinions about you. Many contributing factors cause others to feel
Light Up The Night speech – He was 29, broke and working a dead-end job as a data processor. Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage talks about the futility of being afraid of change. Are you ready for change? ► Watch all our inspirational videos: Most Inspiring Videos, Speeches and Interviews ► Subscribe Here: https://goo.gl/wTKGC4
“Hope for love, pray for love, wish for love, dream for love…but don’t put your life on hold waiting for love.” ~Mandy Hale Going to weddings alone, with no plus-one to take along with you. Watching the couples dance, thinking, “Will there ever come a time when that is me on the dance floor?” Going
One mother’s frightening ordeal revealed a potentially life-saving tip. Every mother’s worst nightmare A woman was shopping with her two year old son at a Kmart in the New South Wales Hunter Region of Australia when she realized she was living every mother’s worst nightmare: She had lost track of her boy, he was nowhere
It’s Black History Month and across Canada, Black queer Canadians have been leading the way to not only create change in their spaces, but also inspire the next generation of queer leaders. From authors like Dionne Brand to artists like Syrus Marcus Ware, Black queer Canadians are an integral part of the country’s Black history
Takeaway: Some problems are best solved by continuously chipping away at them. For others, there’s a real benefit in letting your mind wander. This allows us to connect the future, past, and present and come up with new ideas and be intentional about our goals. Capture mode, problem crunching mode, and habitual mode are two
What has being 21 taught me? As I watch the minutes inch closer to 12 a.m., I’ve decided to use this time to reflect on what this year has given me. I remember almost exactly a year ago today, I thought turning 21 was such a huge milestone. I thought this would be the year
“A meaningful life is not being rich, being popular, or being perfect. It’s about being real, being humble, being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others.” ~Unknown Hello, I’m Kortney, and I’m a recovering perfectionist. Like so many of us, I spent the greater part of my life believing that unless something
Summer Tapasa, 24, went viral when a video of her forcibly removing a shoplifter from a Best Buy in Hawaii was shared online. The video managed to catch the eye of UFC boss Dana White, who ended up giving her a job. Not this time Tapasa had seen the shoplifter trying to steal a speaker