Today is the 197th Birthday of the Mary Ann Shadd Cary. Who is she? She was an activist and the first Black Female Publisher in North America. As an editor that knows the power of using your voice, I am super proud to bring even more awareness to this amazing woman in history. It is …
Google Highlights America’s First Black Female Publisher, Mary Ann Shadd Cary Read More »
Where You Should Be Spending Your Money features Black female-run businesses. Buying and supporting businesses within our community should be our number one goal. When one wins, we all win. We hope that in sharing their stories, we not only increase visibility but inspire you as well. This week, we feature Asheena Davis, of All …
Where You Should Be Spending Your Money: All Things Beeswax & More Read More »
With many people being sequestered to their homes, we’ve seen a resurgence in plant love as newbies all over are trying to perfect their “green thumb”. Even IHTG’s editor, Isis, is trying her hand at it. If you haven’t considered it, the pandemic is giving us all the needed time to engage in this activity …
Brown Girls Green Thumbing! 4 Women Share Their Plant Love Read More »
Doing nothing sounds nice but many of us can’t bring ourselves to do it. Why? We live in a multi-tasking, hustle-hard, and team-no-sleep culture. That’s part of the reason “self-care” has become such a buzzword nowadays. And for us women, we give so much of ourselves to others so often that guilt follows whenever we take …
Finding Balance: Distinguishing Between Self-Care and Laziness Read More »
Yes. We’ve all been cooped up trying to save ourselves from big, bad ‘Rona. During this time, my friends and I have been daydreaming about where we’re going to travel when outside decides to open back up.
I spent most of the day, today running. Not physically, no. Mentally. I spent all day trying to keep my mind off of the lynching of black bodies in America. I jumped from movie to movie, to ridiculous episodes of Empire. Binge-watching “For Life” with so much angst, but joy because I know that eventually, …
Escapism is vital for black mental health to thrive and that in itself is a problem. Read More »
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