If you are a traveler and do not know of Travel Noire, you are living under a rock. Travel Noire creates tools, resources and experiences to help travelers discover their next journey. Zim Ugochukwu, is the CEO and founder of Travel Noire. She is the ‘travel it-girl’ that has shown us her journey through travel. … Continue reading
Being a black woman is painful. You wake up every day and have to deal with the endless injustices of this world based on your skin color and your gender. So now, it takes a special kind of woman to go through the violence we go through on the daily and, still deal with a … Continue reading
Move On!! I know most people don’t like change. Well guess what I didn’t like change neither. But Change is a part of our journey of living whether we like it or not. Without some type of change on our lives things wouldn’t progress the way their supposed to. The change I’m talking about is … Continue reading
Dear Me (4 years ago) I have decided to write this to you in hopes that if time travel works or if there is an alternate universe that is years behind us exists that this letter will reach you. I want to start by telling you the biggest secret which I have learned this past … Continue reading
Watching the documentary Dark Girls recently was an eye-opening experience. Growing up I had never really paid a lot of attention to the conflict that ensues within our race based on complexion, let alone did I know it to be called colorism. To some its just another -ism in a sea of biases that hurt … Continue reading
Congratulations! Once again we’ve managed to get through the tough years of education and impossible teachers. The caps and gowns worn through our preschool, elementary, middle and high school graduations has served their true purpose for getting us ready for the next years of learning. The purpose this time—to get us prepared for reality. HBCU’s … Continue reading
To Whom It May (or may not) Concern, My name is Average Ann, I’m your everyday American. I got to a junior college part-time, I work a full time job making $9.17 an hour, and I have another part-time job as a waitress making $2.50 an hour. This is before taxes. I live in a … Continue reading
Whenever I hear the words “Dream Big”, I automatically get images of people wanting to become a millionaire or the next Beyonce. These people usually tend to begrudge anyone who doesn’t wish to reach the same goals as them. I once told a friend that I wanted to be a writer, perhaps own a small … Continue reading
Dearest friend We have known each other for many years. Over a decade in fact. We have lost and gained friends in our group but at the core of it all I have always had you. You are my other half who happens to be white. Your parents love me and mine love you. After … Continue reading
New Year, New Debt! The desperation for money will lead a person to do almost anything. Signing up for lotteries, sweepstakes, and loans without reading the fine print mostly results in the loss of more money. Most online scams offer money and prizes in return that the person gives acknowledgement to an advertisement. Other scams … Continue reading
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