Black Girls Sew is a nonprofit organization built on strong messaging: Teach and empower young girls to take ownership of and have pride in their clothing. Their first book offers the tools, knowledge, and vocabulary to help young people take back their fashion narrative. Black and brown girls...
Black Girls Sew creates representation in fashion A Brooklyn based non-profit, Black Girls Sew, are teaching valuable life skills to an unrepresented community in fashion and ABC spoke with founders and authors Lesley Ware and Hekima Hapa.
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly chat about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. Featured Collections Introducing our curated podcast collections at Therapy for Black Girls! We’ve...
… King’s foray into radio began at age 36 with his 1983 purchase of a radio station that was rebranded WZON in deference to his book, “The Dead Zone.” That station went through a few permutations before closing, and then being reacquired by King in 1990. The ZONE Corporation’s cu...
big gold creoles and gel-combed hairdos are just two of many examples. Theclean girlswith the most TikTok views represent this kind of standard beauty: thin, white and wearing expensive clothes. On the social media schoolyard, they are the ones who are considered as cool. But what they ar...
Sexual rituals are common and generally involve the letting of blood (girls are cut vaginally, boys cut on the penis). “The girl said Jennifer [Hart] hen dragged her [Abigail] into the bathroom and submerged her head under cold water in the bathtub.”[7] Near Death Experiences–...
Coco learned to sew and embroider in the convent where she grew up after her mother died. I love the image of that giant nun looking over the girls and can’t help but notice its simplicity and starkness, a signature for Coco’s later self. I also love how Haeringen has given young...
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Here on Blackberry Creek, my main focus is on fabric art and quilting. I also love a good book, a hot cup of coffee, and a great yard sale or thrift store. All words and images, created by me, that appear here are the property of me. You should ask my pe
I have so much to say about this story and the two girls that are its namesakes (and I will share more soon!) but for now I'll leave you with the words that grace the jacket flap, because I think it encapsulates the book so nicely: ...