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Badass Stocking Stuffers Gift Guide
When it comes to Christmas, my favorite part of gift-giving has to be finding the perfect stocking stuffers. I love putting together tiny...

MJ Fievre
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10 Badass Tips for Overcoming Fear
Fear is fueled when you listen to it. Fear takes over when you forget that you don’t have to listen to every thought that pops into your...

MJ Fievre
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Be Curious & Strong
Dear Badass Black Girl, As a teenage girl, I was curious about everything—people, events, ideas—and I was eager to try new things, even...

MJ Fievre
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A Badass Gift Guide for the Badass Black Girl in your Life
SELF CARE GIFT GUIDE For you or the Badass Black Girl, Woman, Friend, Sister, Girlfriend or Wife in your life 2020 has been a tough year....

MJ Fievre
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Raise a Confident Black Kid: Talk to Them about Racism
Your heart will get broken—very often. Young kids have no filters on what they say, and where they say the things they say, and they will...

MJ Fievre
3 min read


What Makes You Happy?
Think about what comes easy to you and not to others. If certain tasks or activities seem so easy, maybe you can use them to express...

MJ Fievre
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Candacy Taylor: The Overground Railroad
Join Mahalia Solages and Jasmine Respess as they talk to Candacy Taylor about her new book "The Overground Railroad: The Green Book and...

MJ Fievre
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Yanela McCloud: Equality in Sport
Join MJ Fievre and Mahalia Solages as they talk to Dr. Yanela McLeod about her new book, The Miami Times and the Fight for Equality:...

MJ Fievre
1 min read


Coffee, by Yaddyra Peralta
The coffee bush that sprouts from Honduran soil thrives in the shade. It is a heavy gift, life of mornings accumulated, the smell of...

BABG
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The Book of Awesome Black Americans
As with all good stories, we must start at the beginning. When it comes to Black American history, that story doesn’t start with slavery....

BABG
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Latoya Ali: LaToya's Life
Have you ever had the desire to take a leap of faith? Wanted something so bad, but you were afraid of what people would think? Afraid...

BABG
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Denise Jacobs: Banish Your Inner Critic
Staying true to ourselves, no matter what, is key. How people perceive you actually has little to do with you: judgment says more about...

BABG
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Braids, by Kelsey and Kendra Murrel
Dying of hair boredom . . . can’t put down the hot tools . . . or are you simply one of those people who likes to try new things with...

BABG
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Bridgitte Jackson Buckley: The Gift of Crisis
After years of prolonged financial problems, I had to accept that I could no longer ignore the repetition of these problems in my life....

BABG
6 min read


Cinquanta Cox-Smith: How to Self-Publish for under $100
In order to find your purpose, you should be actively doing things. If you are at a standstill, this is where you need to pay close...

BABG
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Greta Solomon: Heart, Sass & Soul
The path to self-love is difficult to navigate if it is littered with thwarted dreams and silenced music. It’s no longer made-to measure...

BABG
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Shanicia Boswell: Oh Sis, You're Pregnant!
Pregnancy lasts for roughly ten months. Your labor in delivery can last for any time period between twenty four hours to three days -...

BABG
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Ty Alexander: Things I wish I knew Before My Mother Died
For the past eight months, I’ve been staring at my laptop while actively thumping the letters on my keyboard attempting to complete some...

BABG
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Karren Arrington: Your Next Level Life
Behind every female powerhouse is a tight-knit community of women lifting her higher. Oprah has Gayle. Bey has Solange. Speaking...

BABG
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Seven Sisters and a Brother
“Sitting in my dorm one evening during those early days at Swarthmore, I began to feel a sense of doom. Debbie had gone home for the...

BABG
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Phillis Wheatley: Poetry
(1751-1784) Although she was an enslaved person, Phillis Wheatley Peters was one of the best-known poets in pre-19th century America....

BABG
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Zora Neale Hurston: Fiction
(1891-1960) Zora Neale Hurston knew how to make an entrance. On May 1, 1925, at a literary awards dinner sponsored by Opportunity...

BABG
10 min read


Mary Seacole: Autobiography
(1805-1881) Seacole was a pioneering nurse and heroine of the Crimean War, who as a woman of mixed race overcame a double prejudice. Mary...

BABG
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Lucy Terry Prince: Poetry
(1724-1821) Although best known as the author of the first poem composed by an African American woman, Lucy Terry Prince was a remarkable...

BABG
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