In the last couple of weeks, several of my friends have graduated from college to the ‘real world’ . First, I want so say congrats to everyone; I know the road was probably very long and at times you may have wanted to throw in the towel, but you...
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Things you should never apologize for
A couple of weeks ago, I was going through my stuff, cleaning out papers, and I came across this ‘advice’ I printed when I was a freshman in college: Things a sista should never apologize for Never apologize for pursuing what makes you happy. Even if you need to quit your job, transfer schools...
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Take Back the Night!
With April being National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, many universities and community organizations hold an event called Take Back the Night. The reason for this event is to create safe communities and respectful relationships through awareness events and initiatives. TBTN attempts to end sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse and every other...
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A Time to Be Kind…to Me
In her book, In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want, writes about 10 commitments, or as she calls it, A Time to Be Kind to Me. Time to stop beating myself up about my past life and past mistakes. A time to say I’ve made mistakes, and so what? A time...
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Nine women give their best relationship advice
In a Yahoo Personals article, nine women share the best advice they have received when it comes to love. In a nutshell, these women learned the following: 1. Polite Fight 2. Fit to a Tee 3. Tabletop Trick 4. Boob-tube Brilliance 5. Pop the Question 6. Nix the Nit-Picking 7. Space Smarts 8. Agree to...
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Finding your way in the dark [by Alex Brown]
My former mentor at my alma mater, GCSU, wrote this note on Facebook a couple of weeks ago. I just wanted to share it ’cause it’s so true: “Finding Your Way In the Dark”….by Alex L. Brown How many times have you walked into a dark room with your hands out, reaching to find...
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Six types of men to stay away from
While perusing the web at work tonight, I came across an article describing the six types of men women should avoid dating. I thought the list was very true and wanted to share. The six types to avoid are: Rebound Guy Disappearing Guy Slick Guy Rude Guy Grabby Guy Last Year’s Guy Enlighten yourself and...
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Safety Planning 101
With the Chris and Rhianna situation, lots of people have been asking the question ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ But did you know that leaving a domestic violence situation is the most dangerous time in the relationship? That’s why if you do plan to leave, you should definitely take some precautions ....
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Five Domestic Violence Myths Busted
I’m sure you’ve heard a lot about domestic violence, especially now; you’ve probably heard (or said), ‘she’s stupid, why doesn’t she leave him?’ or ‘That would never happen here/to me.’ Well, if you think that, you’re wrong. Here are five myths from domesticviolence.org. 1. Domestic violence only happens to women of color or poor...
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What every woman should know about domestic violence
Being that I am a Women’s Advocate at a domestic violence shelter, I felt that I should write something about the issue considering all that’s going on in Hollywood. So, what is domestic violence? In essence, it is behaviors used by one person to control another person. The abuse can be physical, emotional, mental or psychological....
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