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Stand Up for Domestic Violence

If some of you are in New York City, you probably heard about the death of Sarah Coit, age 23. She died yesterday at the hands of her boyfriend, Raul Barrera, 33, who stabbed her to death during a domestic violence dispute. We hear about these stories everyday. It was something that really bothered me duringContinue reading “Stand Up for Domestic Violence”

Check out this Teen with Her Own Fashion Biz

Tanesa Patterson is the fashion designer and style consultant for Nesa Fab, a company she started when she was only 12 years old! Now at 16, she is very much a seasoned designer and also makes time to mentor other teens in the fashion industry. The Nesa Fab line started with t-shirts and has grownContinue reading “Check out this Teen with Her Own Fashion Biz”

Go to Hollywood Without Leaving New York

Sometimes Hollywood can churn out the same old movies. Another romatic comedy. Yawn. Another film about nerds winning the girl. More yawning. Film festivals, like Tribeca, present exciting and unique films and it’s a subway ride away. You may or may not be familiar with the Tribeca Film Festival. If you aren’t you are missing aContinue reading “Go to Hollywood Without Leaving New York”

Teen fashion in the Netherlands

Having left Zim for the Netherlands, I have definitely had “fashion shock” drained out of me each year to the next. All you heard about the CLOGS is not true- In my opinion teenagers in the Netherlands understand the concept of “fashion personality”- perhaps a domino effect from the designers and the “open-minded” market. LeggingsContinue reading “Teen fashion in the Netherlands”

Setting goals to achieve goals.

Setting goals can be easy. Whether they are short or long term, you need to think about what you are doing to achieve those goals. First thing first, analyze your goal and be realistic. Why is this goal important, when do you want to reach this goal, how does this goal affect others, how areContinue reading “Setting goals to achieve goals.”

Step Up Your Game with a Mentor!

The Gye Nyame Empowerment Project, a non-profit organization that creates programs for teens, is providing with dynamic mentoring opportunity. The organization is selecting female, high school sophomores and working with them over a two-year period to reach their goals. This is great chance to be paired with women, who are executives and entrepreneurs and learningContinue reading “Step Up Your Game with a Mentor!”

ZIM SWAG

Zimbabwe (Zim) with its warm, wet, dry climate has forced fashion and style to flow with its tide. “Although we are still behind- Fashion in Zim is trying its best to catch up with the international trends.” Tessa Mahata ~fashion columnist More and more teens in Zimbabwe are beginning to understand the “do’s” and “don’ts”-Continue reading “ZIM SWAG”

Free Prom Dresses!

Whether you are going to a junior or senior prom, Double Dutch has the dresses for all you fashionistas out there. If you’re lucky you can get it for free (yes, free) or for as cheap as $20. So here it goes: Something for the People (SFTP)In its second year, the non-profit, Something for theContinue reading “Free Prom Dresses!”

Urban Word Teen Poetry Slam at the Apollo Tomorrow!

Heyyy! Urban Word NYC will present its 13th annual Teen Poetry Slam tomorrow, Saturday, April 2, 2011. Teens will compete at the Apollo (yes, the world famous Apollo in Harlem). The poets, ages 13-19, will have a chance to be selected as a one of the six poets for the NYC Slam Team. The poetsContinue reading “Urban Word Teen Poetry Slam at the Apollo Tomorrow!”