Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP)

The New, NEW Black Woman: Janelle Monáe

Are you looking for a black female artist who can sing, dance, writes her own songs, and doesn't have to get half-naked in a video to put her talent o...
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Jamila on Why Some Women Who Leave ‘The Plan...

Some detractors of BWE/BWIP bloggers refer to them as 'sellouts' for encouraging black women to date interracially and leave the confines of dangerous...
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Because You Need to Hear It: The BB&W Manifes...

The train is quietly leaving......
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What REALLY Goes on at the “Hair Salon”...

Former beauty salon worker tells all, and it ain't pretty......
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The New, NEW Black Woman: Aisha Tyler!

At last! Someone on The Talk that represents black women as smart, beautiful and poised. Because between Ne Ne and Sherri Underwood, LAWD knows we nee...
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The New, NEW Black Woman: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The New, NEW Black woman is politically aware, socially conscious, and deeply committed to any cause that she professes to support. How many women can...
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Roland Martin Gets WHOMPED By GLAAD, CNN. Just Goe...

If only we could harness some of that power......
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The New, NEW Black Woman: Dambisa Moyo!

Black, beautiful, and brainy. This is my kinda chick....
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Is There A Fine Line Between Spirituality And Insa...

"Last year was the climax of my awakening from the nightmare of poisonous religious beliefs. One incident that led to my escape was an update on the l...
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The New, NEW Black Woman: Sophia A. Nelson!

Yes; she wrote a book, Black Woman, Redefined. Yes; she's beautiful and accomplished. Yes; she's a fancy schmancy lawyer and political pundit. But ...
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Could the Message Be in the Music? What White Kids...

Be careful little ears what you hear......
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The New, NEW Black Woman: Chris-Tia Donaldson!

Thank GAWD for Chris-Tia Donaldson, author of "Thank God I'm Natural."...
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Manners 101: PLEASE, Say “Thank You!”

I mean really, people. Would it kill you to say it sometime?...
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Parlez-vous français? Six Reasons Why You Need ...

Time to price out the Rosetta Stone......
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