Dear Sista Friend, As my first year in my doctoral program comes to an end I’ve been reflecting on everything that has happened. I have experienced so much change! I graduated with my masters, quit my full-time salaried job (I miss my coins), moved across the country, started a doctoral program where I didn’t know […]
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Does diversity really matter?
Dear Sista Friend, A 2015 study from the March of Dimes notes that 13% of Black children are born premature – as compared to 9% of White and Hispanic children. The national average for deaths per live births in the U.S. is 6.1 per 1,000, but the report finds it’s much higher for unwed, poor […]
Balancing Life and Relationships
Dear Sista Friend, As I transition from one state/graduate program/school to the next I am faced with the reality that my time is going to be even more valuable than it was before. Working a full time job and going to graduate school full time wasn’t easy. I often had to sacrifice social time with […]
Career Spotlight Series: Financial Accountant
Name: Chanta Givens Hometown: Little Rock, AR College/University: University of Arkansas; University of Texas at Dallas Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Master of Science in Accounting Could you give us a short introduction on who you are and what you do? I am a financial accountant for independent physician groups. When I’m not […]
Celebrating Black Womanhood 24/7
Dear Sista Friend recognizes what it means to be both Black and female in a world that aims to diminish both of these identities. Just as fervently as we recognize and celebrate our Blackness in the month of February, we want to celebrate our womanhood in the month of March. I do not value either […]