Dear me, Racial fetishism. Defined, the term ‘Racial fetishism’ involves a fetish for a person or culture belonging to a race or ethnic group that is not one’s own—therefore it involves racial/ ethnic stereotyping and objectifying those bodies who are stereotyped, and at times their cultural practices. In my opinion, I have come to see … Continue reading
Author Archives: #mygirlsquad
Think Designz; Creating And Building In Art
We love inspiring stories from amazing people across the globe who are doing great things. This week’s feature focuses on Patricia Tibere. A creative marketing professional with extensive experience in copy writing, brand development, and art direction. She earned her BA in English from Seton Hall University where she also completed a double minor in … Continue reading
Raising Nomads; Traveling With Kids Made Easier.
We love inspiring stories from amazing people across the globe who are doing great things. This week’s feature focuses on Angie Stubbs. An attorney by day and a travel hunting machine by night. Angie started Raising Nomads Travel Co. A company that not only plans adventures for families with children. Who is Angie Stubbs? I … Continue reading
925.Style For The Nine To Fiver!
We love inspiring stories from amazing people across the globe who are doing great things. This week’s feature focuses on Dawn Gonzalez, owner of 925.Style, an online second hand and previously loved clothing boutique. It carries brand name and designer labels for the true fashion and bargain lover. Who is Dawn Gonzalez? A lover … Continue reading
My Lit Box, For Writers Of Color
We love inspiring stories from amazing people across the globe who are doing great things. This week’s feature focuses on Sanura Williams a Los Angeles native, who after creating a career in corporate retail, began to feel unfulfilled with the routine and monotony. Inspired by a quote that said “create the life you want … Continue reading
Erica Finney; The Style Refresh
We love inspiring stories from amazing people across the globe who are doing great things. This week’s feature focuses on Erica Finney, the owner of The Style Refresh LLC. TSR offers various wardrobe consulting services, such as personal styling, special occasion shopping and the DDK package, which stands for Dump, Donate, Keep. Who is Erica Finney? … Continue reading
Watch Who You Call Ugly: You’re Enough, Accept it
I was obviously never destined to be one of the “pretty girls,” and I’ve known that for a long time. My nose was always a bit too large, my thigh-to-ass ratio was always off and not to mention I was totally weird in high school. I was the epitome of “penis repellent,” – I stayed … Continue reading
Wanderlust My Way: Living The Travel Dream
We love inspiring stories from amazing people across the globe who are doing great things. This week’s feature focuses Monique Wise, the woman behind @wanderlustmyway, is a Budget Consultant and Digital Content Creator. She strongly believes that life isn’t meant to be lived in one place and her mission is to prove just … Continue reading
Black Girl Slay! MGS Highlights 2 Amazing Young Queens
Every time you search anything on Google, you see beautiful illustrations of their letters right above the search box. Recently, the Google Company announced their Doodle 4 Google Challenge nationwide. This year’s theme was “What Makes Me. . . Me”. Artists from kindergarten all the way up to twelfth graders entered the contest and Google … Continue reading
Natural Hair ≠ Professional Standards!
Let’s take a moment to realize how important hair is in the workplace. Because image is the first thing a person judges, it is our responsibility as women to keep ourselves and our hair well-groomed and neat. We all have different hair types that comes with its own struggle, and that is okay. But once … Continue reading
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