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Ladies, once you start treating yourself more soft and with delicacy, you will only expect others to treat you similarly and when they do not, you'll exit, because you yourself are already in the habit of treating yourself with ease and softness.  You are delicate. Start treating yourself that way. Do your self care. Take yourselves out on dates, spend time with yourself, read a good book (or join our bookclub!), take a day trip to a nearby city, enjoy a nice bath with candles and bath petals, buy yourself flowers, or visit a comedy club--something that will make you...

In high school I worked my first job as a sales associate in a department store a couple of hours a week. At the time, I was given the opportunity to not only network with those in my department, but those who worked in other stores as well. Someone I admired (who I am still in contact with today) was my complete inspiration. A middle-aged black woman who was the definition of elegance, grace, and opulence, Mrs. Geneva, a luxury jewelry associate, graced our presence every single day in tweed blazers, furs, suits, blouses, slacks, dresses, and hair and makeup...

Angela Bassett, one of my media inspirations, made history by winning a Golden Globe for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the First Actor to earn a major award for a Marvel film. As I joyously celebrated her win, it made me think of a tweet I read a few months back. The tweet read “There is something unexplainable about Black women like Angela Basset & Sheryl Lee’ Ralph’s beauty. I don’t know what “it” is but inject it into my veins.” I am sure we all can agree with this! Now, if you do not know Sheryl Lee Ralph, I...

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"I am really living in my Girlfriends era (without the men problems and toxic friendships). The sisterhood, personal style, career, yoga, sushi, upscale + casual dining, meeting up for drinks after work at our place where the owner knows our name." I tweeted this in July. I nearly tweeted it into existence.   We glided through the lovely foyer as we gleamed at the delightful chandeliers leading up to our table. As we passed the main dining room, piano, and bar, we admired the ambiance of the beautifully decorated restaurant. Taking our seat next to the beautifully lit fireplace in the...