10 Reasons Lisa Price Is My She-Ro

Share If you’re not familiar with Lisa Price, let me introduce you to her. She is the founder of Carol’s Daughter, a line of ‘highly natural’ (I’m quite sure what that means…) hair and skin care products. Carol’s Daughter is so popular that Halle Berry and Jada Pinkett Smith are fans. This line paved the [...]

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10 Reasons My Grandad Is My Hero

ShareMy grandfather, William Gaitor, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. He was 86. My mom is an only child and so am I (well I’m her only child…). My maternal grandmother passed in 1996 so its just me and Mama against the world now. Its so weird, my grandad has always been there. Even [...]

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10 Reasons Dorothy Height Is My She-Ro

ShareToday many are mourning the passing of Dr. Dorothy Height, one of the trailblazers of the Civil Rights Movement. She had a long and active life, and we have all benefited from being in her era. Dorothy Irene Height was born on March 24, 1912 in Richmond, Virginia and was raised in Rankin, Pennsylvania. Height [...]

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10 Reasons Marian Wright Edelman Is My She-Ro

Share   Marian Wright Edelman was the daughter of a Baptist minister and raised in South Carolina. He died when she was 14, and his last words to her were “don’t let anything get in the way of your education.” She went on to earn her undergraduate degree from Spelman College. While in undergrad, she [...]

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9 Reasons Coco Chanel Is My She-Ro

Share   Coco was a poor, skinny woman who was not considered beautiful. But she used what she had to become one of the most recognized names in the world. And, for the most part, she did it her way.   Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was born in 1883 in a peasant village in France. [...]

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10 Reasons Why Oprah Is My SHe-Ro

Share   Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She lived with her grandmother and then with her mother. At 14, she gave birth to a premature baby, who died shortly after birth. At 19, Winfrey landed her first job as a reporter at WVOL radio station in Nashville. Shortly afterward, she enrolled at [...]

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50 Black SheRoes: Part 5, Historical Firsts

Share Part 5: Historical Firsts   This list is a celebration of the black women who have blazed trails and paved the way for us to continue on to further success. My hat goes off to these ladies who boldly went where other black women had not gone before.   Madame C.J. Walker Althea Gibson [...]

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50 Black SheRoes: Part 4, Civil Rights Leaders

Share Part 4: Civil Rights Leaders   The pioneers featured for today are not just limited to the Civil Rights Era of the 1950s. During and after slavery, black women were visible advocates for our equal rights. Hopefully this list will inspire you to take part in the ongoing fight that exists today in your [...]

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50 Black SheRoes: Part 3, Singers and Actresses

Share Singing and Acting SheRoes   Hattie McDaniel Dorothy Dandridge Josephine Baker   Hattie McDaniel – the first black actor to win an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in 1939′s Gone With The Wind. About playing the role of a servant, she said, “It’s better to [...]

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50 Black SheRoes: Part 2, Arts and Fashion

Share Arts and Fashion SheRoes   Toni Morrison Alice Walker Maya Angelou Lorraine Hansberry Toni Morrison – in 1982 became the first black winner of the Nobel Prize in literature Gwendolyn Brooks – first black winner of the Pulitzer Prize, in 1950 for Annie Allen Alice Walker – first black woman to win the Pulitzer [...]

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