As a perfectionist in treatment, reading this was like a therapy session. Shaking the perfectionist habit is difficult, but necessary. I had to hit bottom to make the tough decision to be vulnerable. This is for those of us who are still in repair. "Yes, it can be scary sharing your passion with the world (whatever the medium). But what's…
So Un-ruly.com is hosted a "You Can Touch My Hair" event in NYC's Union Square Park on Saturday, June 8 from 2-4pm. The event was a response to the question, "Can I Touch Your Hair?" that many black women are asked about their hair styles and textures. Antonia Opiah, the founder of Un-ruly.com conceived this event after an interaction she…
"Every other Wednesday during my marriage, our apartment was filled with smoke from the cigarettes of all our friends. They drank in our rooms and made out on the fire escape. In the beginning, it felt like something truly important was happening. People came, and there was a bounty: cheese and grapes and bread and wine and all the alcohol…
"There is a tremendous stress on what you do if you have no profession or no other interest except being a lady." --Stella Adler Read her notes here.
“If you can’t get a job, and you majored in drama, there’s probably a reason,” said Huckaby, who oversees the state’s public colleges and universities with the guidance of the regents. Hank Huckaby is the Chancellor for the University Systems of Georgia, the body that oversees all of the state's universities. He made this comment while being honored for his…