Tonight in DC: let your SOL glow.

and i’m not talking about the eddie murphy movie… Tonight at 7pm. solly’s tavern. u st, nw. we’re honoring men who love empowered women…and women who have made contributions to Washington, DC. Mae Best, Executive Director of the East River Family Strengthening Collaborative, will be recognized for her tremendous work in DC’s Ward 7. Lots [...]

Women I love part 2-Donna Edwards

I met Donna Edwards not too long ago at a DNC Women’s History Month reception. She was just the way I thought she’d be: humble, smart, and beautiful. I was so proud when she defeated Al Wynn in this year’s primary for congress. Maryland’s 4th District has been in need of some new blood for [...]

March is Women’s History Month: Women I Love-Part 1

This series of posts will do exactly what the title says: highlight a few women who I think are just fabulous.  Shingai Shoniwa-lead singer of Noisettes I was introduced to Noisettes by a friend of mine in Chicago. I had heard a few of their tracks on Last.fm, but I hadn’t really paid attention to [...]

teenage girls and STI’s

I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog, and I also know that the following story is a few days old. However, because this blog also covers issues effecting women and girls, i couldn’t pass up the opportunity to speak on it. So late last week we found out that apparently 1 [...]

Things of Note: Target, The Wire Finale, Brooklyn Bodega

a few items for the evening: So about this new 14th Street Target: I guess it’s kinda cool.  I mean, the proximity is great, i can get to it easier than the PG Plaza location, but I don’t know if i can get used to all the traffic in there. Frankly, I don’t know if [...]

Today is Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

Coinciding with Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty has released a proclamation of this day, which falls during Women’s History Month. As a DC resident and a womanist who cares very much about girls’ reproductive health and maturity, I am thrilled to see our Mayor support this very important day in [...]

song of the week

So I picked two songs of the week because they are both by Nina Simone and I couldn’t choose which one I liked best…and since it’s my blog, I figured I could get away with it. First up, Nina Simone’s cover of Ne me quitte pas (“Don’t Leave Me” for those of y’all who didnt’ [...]

Morning Quickie: So Hillary wins TX and OH…and why I’m not concerned.

So most of you know by now that Hillary Clinton is the declared winner for the Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island primaries, staying in the race and presumably ending Obama’s 12 straight winning streak. I’m not a hatin-ass Obama supporter. This isn’t going to be a tirade about how mad I am that Obama didn’t [...]

what happened to girlhood?

This is a story that broke at the beginning of last month, and I’m sure some of you are aware of this story already. While I would normally not post about something that happened that “long” ago–this story is too important and there are too many stories like it. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: The baby’s [...]

Dennis Haysbert endorses Obama

Okay, so this might be old news, but I just read this today and I want to share it with everyone. Dennis Haysbert portrayed President Palmer on 24, and he recently discussed how his character made people open up to the idea of a Black President: “I think we both have a similar approach to [...]