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Queens Recognize Queens: 5 Black Women-Led Funds Helping Entrepreneurs Get Their Coin

Queens Recognize Queens: 5 Black Women-Led Funds Helping Entrepreneurs Get Their Coin

By Girl Tyler  Securing funding is a familiar challenge for any startup founder who was not born with a silver spoon in their mouth. A rigorous process goes into developing a new idea, pitching it to investors, and convincing them...

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4 Queens Building Their Empires

4 Queens Building Their Empires

by Saeeda Ruffin March is Women’s History Month, so we’re going to get our flexing in and show all the way out. To mark the significance of this month, let’s celebrate some phenomenal women in our own culture. Yes, the...

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Recognizing the Roots of Your Strength

Recognizing the Roots of Your Strength

Black women are everything, and that’s a definite fact. Sisters are the heart of the Black community…the glue that holds families together. Known as the matriarch, the rock, and, of course, the Superwoman of the family – Black women wear each of these titles with the regality of an African queen. You know for yourself that a sister is gonna’ do what she has to do for herself and her family…period. You have to wonder where Black women draw all their strength from.

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Out With The Old, In With The New

Out With The Old, In With The New

It’s time to say, Bye Bye 2021 and Hello 2022! Yes, it was a good year and all, but now, it’s time to get excited about what’s going to be popping in 2022. A whole new year is dawning and the possibilities that come with it are absolutely endless. Sis, this is your chance to really strive to receive everything you feel life is supposed to be giving…unbarred, unhindered, and unbothered, just go for yours!

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New Attitude: 2022 Black Girl Anthems

New Attitude: 2022 Black Girl Anthems

Welcome to the first of many blank pages in the book of 2022. We know you will write one hell of a story and change the game in the best possible way. Every script deserves a fire soundtrack. This one hits different because it's a unique mix of bangers to support the dope moves you're about to make. The New Attitude: 2022 Black Girl Anthems Playlist is a collection of empowering tunes from unapologetically bold and audacious artists with awe-inspiring lyrics to blaze your path to greatness.  When you're at a crossroads, feeling uncertain about which direction to turn, blast these songs and you're guaranteed to pivot into a new lane where not a single soul can outpace you. Move differently without a single regret. Go to war for everything you believe in with style and grace. Reintroduce yourself. Get brand new. Do you. Anyone who has ever slept on you is about to get a wake-up call in 2022!

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22 Affirmations to Honor Your Highest Self

22 Affirmations to Honor Your Highest Self

Words have power. You wouldn't say nasty things to that one colleague you despise or even be rude to a stranger for no reason. So why do it to yourself? How you speak to yourself is crucial. Negative thoughts can damage your self-esteem and create toxicity. Shift your mindset. Free yourself from past failures, negative emotions, and crippling insecurities. Your inner monologue needs a new script—time to evict any lingering negative talk.  

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Advice From 3 Women on a Mission to Bring Equity to the Workplace for Black Women

Advice From 3 Women on a Mission to Bring Equity to the Workplace for Black Women

New year, new career goals. The month of January ushers in 365 pathways to exciting professional opportunities. While many people will opt for entrepreneurship or “The Great Resignation,” the mass exodus of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs, millions of others will continue climbing the corporate ladder. For Black women, fighting the good fight along the pathway to an executive role is met with adversity, and a unique set of barriers called sexism and racism. 

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7 Black Wealth Building Podcasts to Get Ahead in 2022

7 Black Wealth Building Podcasts to Get Ahead in 2022

Did you eat your greens and black-eyed peas on January 1st? The belief that these soul food dishes bring prosperity and good fortune in the New Year is alive and well. Maybe you missed out on the good eats or never believed in it in the first place; either way, you deserve a whole lotta money this year and beyond. Wealth building is a hot topic, and you need to be in on the conversation.

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Sis You Are That Woman

Sis You Are That Woman

Sis, you are unique. There has never been and there will never be another woman like you to walk the face of this earth. What makes you special is not simply defined by what you wear or how you style your hair. The fact that you were created for the sole purpose of living YOUR LIFE, from the inside out, is what drives your individuality. Your life is a compilation of experiences that have guided your journey to being the best you possible. You owe it to yourself to stay true to who you are because, Sis, you are THAT woman.

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