Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP)

Important Video: “Black Women Boycott Your B...

Okay ladies, this was sent to me, I reviewed it and co-sign. Enough is enough. Pass it on. (Slideshow credit Getty Images)...
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Question of the Week: “My Workplace is Surro...

Chicago college student works in food-service job full of Archie Bunkers....
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Etiquette is MORE Than Just Knowing How to Use a F...

The "E" word means more than just knowing how to be a snoot....
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On Why Your Ethnicity Doesn’t Automatically ...

If you don't already know this, there is a factoid I would like to share with you: You don't get to tell other people what to do with their thoughts a...
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Shutting Up About Black Men (Part 3)

And here is the promised final part to a rather touchy subject. Just like how not everyone may have agreed with the observations made in the first two...
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Black Woman’s Bill of Rights: Pride

Pride is "feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated,...
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‘Harleyq2’: The Mammy Stereotype Gone ...

"Why is this mammy saying so prevalent and why are some black women assuming that the entire world view them that way?"...
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‘Swirling’ Guilt Can Cause Sisters to ...

We've done little discussions about the "reluctant swirler." But you probably know this girl as well as I do. She probably dated intra-racially her en...
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Etiquette 101: Five Things You Should Never Do Du...

Think fast! Know the proper way to eat a plate of pasta?...
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Why Media Representations of Black Women Still Mat...

When black women are consistently portrayed in the media as being overweight (to an even greater extent than what they actually are), as Mammy, as Sap...
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Climbing Out of a Class: What You Need to Know and...

Do you know the basic components to jump from one class to another?...
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BB&W Exclusive: Cher Smith’s Weight Los...

"Look ladies…The 'You Go Gurl' crew is determined to co-sign us right into a life of loneliness, despair and early grave. Black women…I wa...
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Feeling Green? Six Tips to Help Get Over Jealousy

When St. Patrick’s Day rolls around, you just can’t escape green. Even if you don’t wear it (and want to risk getting pinched), i...
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ETIQUETTE 101: “Nice to meet you;” The...

Learn the art of the intro......
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