Dear Sista Friend, My desire to become a mother goes back to when I was a little girl. Even at the age of nine, I nurtured my baby cousins. There I was carrying them on my hip although they were as big as me! I always enjoyed having responsibilities and was very mature for my […]
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God, Black Women and Strong Strength by Tyrell Russell

Dear Sista Friend, I used to think it was only God that had to deal with a lot of mess and then be strong enough to take it, change it and then brace for more. God has strong strength, the kind that’s so strong that we, knowing it’s an endless supply, submit to sucking and […]
From a Black Man Who Always Celebrates Black Women by D’Marquis Allen

Dear Sista Friends, Today and every day, I choose to celebrate the black woman that I’m in relationship with and the many black women who have influenced and informed the sensibilities, responsibilities, and possibilities of the man that I am today. My sista friends -mothers, aunts, girlfriends, wives and the like-, you are wor thy […]
A Love Letter to my Sista Friends by William Sinclair Moore

Dear Sista Friends My experience My relationship My journey with Black women has been one of new beginnings, one of respect, & one of Unbridled love. Passion. Lifetime movie watchin’ Fried chicken crunchin’ Wine sippin’ & conversations of healing the beginning. You my dear, are the beginning. A voice envied by songbirds. Wit so quick Hips that […]
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 […]