On May 7th, REVEAL's, fabulous, ferocious & fiery heat will be warming NYC. Join the she-force on May 7th. Enter the code DIVA and get $20 off registration at revealconference.org! Can' ;...
Delighted to be back after a temporary blogging hiatus. Im back in the game and Im thrilled to be live-tweeting the informative and inspiring panels at Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s second annual Wo...
Happy International Women's Day and Feminist Coming Out Day! Your voice matters--blog, tweet, vlog, write an op-ed, speak, donate to your favorite women's org, sign a petition, and tell you...
I have had time to process last night's show and I must say, I'm still in awe of the surprise we received from MTV. We have a long way to go, but yesterday's special and the sisterhood...
For the first time in three seasons of MTV's popular series "16 & Pregnant," and one season of "Teen Mom." MTV is debuting their first coverage of teens who choose to hav...
(More Magazine) I attended the 92nd Street Y/MORE Magazine panel on “The New Young Feminists” with Naomi Wolf on Wednesday night. Here are some articles recapping the event: Jezebel Wall Street Jour...
One of my fabulous feminist friends posted a Facebook update musing that she wished that Anna Quindlen would have won an award at the Feminist Press 40 Under 40 event last night. Sandra Levine's...
Crosspost from Women's Media Center Inspired by the women she met at the Omega Women and Power Conference, WMC’s Jamia Wilson explains why their visions of spirituality belong at the heart of fe...
Last night, I experienced Gabrielle Bernstein's "The Universe Has Your Back" lecture and feel uplifted. I'm excited to start 30 days of meditation in order to take back my life, g...
When I read this article this morning, I was annoyed to be reading yet another piece about the work young feminists aren't doing and why we're stultifying the movement. Unbeknownst to some,...
At the Omega Institute’s 2010 Women and Power Conference last weekend, WMC Vice President Jamia Wilson spoke to Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco about feminism, spirituality and le...
I am taking time to enjoy the quiet of the holiday weekend. Every once in a while, its important to stand up against the walls within ourselves and have frank conversations about where we are, where ...
Please join me in celebrating 90 years of voting rights by taking action to eliminate barriers to equality. I am proud to take action by supporting Fair and Feminists "THIS IS WHAT A YOUNG FEMIN...
It has been a really long time since I have posted on my blog because I was thrust into one of the biggest change cycles I have ever experienced. I left a job, moved house, started a new job that is ...
I was speechless when I heard Wilma Mankiller passed away recently. Today is also a sad day. We have lost another great hero and social justice change maker. Dorothy Height departed from her earthl...
I am having a positive day. After a week of struggles and tests, possibilities are begining to reveal themselves. I woke up this morning thinking about my dad singing Shirley Caesar's gospel ant...
Last night I hosted IPAS and Lisa Russell's film screening for the documentary Not Yet Rain. Zen Master Charlotte Joko Beck’s belief that “the opposite of injustice is not justice, but compassio...
Pretty Politico will be live blogging and tweeting from The Daily Beast's Women in the World Summit this weekend. Join us for this amazing event featuring amazing women including Fatima Bhutto, Queen...
Please check out this amazing internship opportunity and pass it on to your friends who might be interested. This would be a wonderful professional and personal opportunity to make an impact in your...
I remember my dad teaching me the lyrics to John Lennon's "Imagine" when I was a very little girl. I vividly recall pressing rewind to hear the words again and again. I was mesmerized ...
A friend of mine recently suggested that we start a political party based on the premise of "loving kindness" even though the rest of the world would scorn us for our naivete. I thought it ...
My father has mastered the art of recitation. Daddy posesses an amazing ability to memorize poems, speeches, prayer quotes, and witticisms. I love the wise words he shares with me. I will always cher...
I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason. When moments of inner tension begin to creep into my body and paralyze me, I try to locate the insecurities and fear are coming from in order...
I tried to resist the celebrity doppelganger game on Facebook but I decided to join in on the fun. I am trying not to focus on the fact that I look like all of my celebrity doppelgangers before thei...
I am so annoyed with all of the Obama baiting and hatin' that is going on out there. Today I read that even Obama girl is spewing some hate on Fox. I guess no one is surprised that she would be ...
Oh sigh, le sigh... Sometimes we have those petit-bourgois urgings for material yumminess that we must ogle, covet, crave, and desire. Sometimes we have to make friends with these hankerings for thin...
My dear friend Sarah Manning is going to be playing saxophone with British Afro-Punk rock songstress Ebony Bones at SouthPaw on 2/13. I will be attending the show and it is going to be HOT! Don’t mis...
These words crept up to me and struck me with their truth--All I need is here. All I have is enough.“There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and th...
Vive Haiti! We are all Haitian! From CBC.CAShow your support and solidarity:UNICEF-USAMERCY CORPS SAVE THE CHILDREN YELE WORLD VISIONCARE DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USARED CROSS
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