![[OPINION] Makeup Extreme: Beat To The Gawds](https://mygirlsquad.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tumblr_llnlv5gqwa1qk66yuo1_500.gif?w=290&h=245&crop=1 "[OPINION] Makeup Extreme: Beat To The Gawds")
When it comes to makeup there is so much more to it than just putting foundation on your face and eyeliner around the lids to your eyes. Social media shares many different styles from subtle to extreme. The most common being extreme, which includes foundation, contour, highlight, eyebrows, eyelashes, and baking your face. With just … Continue reading
Gone are the days when we used to eat grapes or tangerines and spit out the seeds. A seedless fruit option has become the norm and does not leave much shelf space for fruits with seeds. Nevertheless, who cares about seeds anyway – they are annoying and are tossed in the trash along with the … Continue reading
Dear Rapist I honestly do not know how to start this letter. Usually I would insert a witty and cool first line with a follow up sentence which explains how I could possibly say such. When it comes to rape I really don’t think that there is an appropriate way to begin, but let me … Continue reading
Two years ago, over 200 girls were kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok in Nigeria. The news went worldwide trending the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls showing unity in not only race but in family as well. These girls still remain missing but dozens have escaped. Those who miraculously escaped are either too scared to reveal … Continue reading
Less than a year after 11 women (ten Black and one White) from the book club Sistahs on the Reading Edge were kicked off the Napa Valley Wine Train for apparently ‘laughing and enjoying life while Black’, the ladies recently settled in a discrimination lawsuit against the company for an undisclosed amount. As expressed by the … Continue reading
Talia Frenkel, is a photojournalist who worked for the Red Cross and United Nations. She founded L. after realizing the state of reproductive rights for women in many regions. After documenting humanitarian crisis around the world, her coverage of women’s lack of access to reproductive rights and the effects of HIV/AIDS on young girls inspired … Continue reading
There comes a stage in relationships where you just have to say NO. It just isn’t working and let it go. Here are my top three things that you should NEVER COMPROMISE on just for the sake of being in a relationship. Your peace of mind NOTE: Honey, if you are up every other night … Continue reading
Spring is so beautiful. The flowers bloom at just the right moment and the leaves make the trees look healthy and full. The birds come back from hibernation while the butterflies and ladybugs fly in to sit on your window sill. Everything just looks magnificently graceful. But if you’re like me, you know that as … Continue reading
Dear Shamer, Midday conversations led to my friend telling me about her first time. See, what had happened was that while still in the ‘dating’ part of their relationship her male counterpart had asked whether she was a virgin or not. And of course, when I say ‘ask’ I mean that he half laughed, … Continue reading
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
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