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Girls Can Ball, Too! Jordan Brand Signs Maya Moore

Jordan Brand signs, b-ball player, Maya Moore! Congrats to Moore for becoming the first female basketball player signed to the Jordan Brand, a division of athletic retailer and manufacturer, Nike. Moore is considered to be one of the best to ever play the game. She successfully led the University of Connecticut (UCONN) Huskies to a 150-4Continue reading “Girls Can Ball, Too! Jordan Brand Signs Maya Moore”

CollegeTalk Scholarship (16yrs and older)

CollegeTalk Scholarship Provided By: The College Inquirer Deadline: August 14, 2011 Type of Award: Scholarship Amount: $750 Awards Available: Unspecified Website: http://collegeinquirer.com/scholarship/ Description: The CollegeTalk Scholarship is available to students ages 16 and older. To be considered, you must, in 600 words or less, tell who you want as your president from 2012 to 2016.Continue reading “CollegeTalk Scholarship (16yrs and older)”

Preppin’ for Tests

Hey, it’s Monday! We have reached mid-May. Wow, where did all the time go? Anyway, Monday is a great day to get reenergized and get back on your grind. I’m sure you have so much on your plate right now with school events, projects and of course, final exams. Don’t worry, our girl, Ariam, isContinue reading “Preppin’ for Tests”

Finals Week: Don’t Stress it!

You can’t imagine the stresses one endures during “Finals Week.” For some classes, grades rely on finals week. Yesterday a friend of mine told me she hasn’t taken one exam for her Women Studies class. I was shocked! “So you mean to tell me, this final exam counts for more than half of your finalContinue reading “Finals Week: Don’t Stress it!”

Street Meat!

It’s getting warmer, so we are getting into street fair season, where you will find different types of street meat (and some veggies, too). The street fairs take place throughout the five boroughs from spring until fall. The fairs are great ways to see different ‘hoods in New York City and is a great lunchContinue reading “Street Meat!”

You are Beautiful, No Botox Necessary!

Today there was a segment on the morning TV show, Good Morning America, discussing a San Francisco mother giving her 8-year-old daughter the cosmetic procedure, Botox. Yes, Botox! The little girl competes in beauty pageants and her mother, who does the procedure herself, justifies giving her daughter Botox because “other moms are doing it.” InContinue reading “You are Beautiful, No Botox Necessary!”

Girl Up is Looking for Teen Advisors

Put your stamp on the world and become a Girl Up teen advisor. Girl Up is a campaign of the United Nations (UN) Foundation. The mission of this organization is to empower American girls to help other girls in developing countries. These girls often do not have the same educational, independence or basic necessities to liveContinue reading “Girl Up is Looking for Teen Advisors”

Depression is Real

There has been a lot of discussion about depression recently. Disney TV star, Demi Lovato and Broadway and film actress, Catherine Zeta-Jones have shared their struggles with mental health. Unfortunately, many choose to keep their depression or other forms of mental illness hidden for fear of being stigmatized, especially in communities of color. Like cancer, depressionContinue reading “Depression is Real”

Keep Your Smile Beautiful, Give Your Mouth Some Love

Hi, Oftentimes, we put so much focus and energy into staying fit and eating healthy, we neglect one of most important areas of our body, our mouth. It’s part of our body and we should show it some love, too. It’s one of the first things people see when they look at us or speakContinue reading “Keep Your Smile Beautiful, Give Your Mouth Some Love”

Perfect Smile

Everybody is always talking about staying in good physical shape and having good hair, skin and nails. It’s about time we talked about our lips, gums and teeth. So, here are some tips on taking care of them. 1. LipsMoisturize your lips with suitable moisturizing lipcare products (e.g Lip-ice/balm/Vaseline). Lips become chapped when dehydrated, soContinue reading “Perfect Smile”