The Walking Dead is one of the most interesting shows to ever air on television, and for so many reasons. If one can get past the gore and see the many social commentaries presented, what that viewer will experience is a psychoanalytical buffet. The post-apocalyptic world in which the characters live is one in which…
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Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes (Diane Griffin) is the primary contributor to DG Speaks, and the Founder of the Mercedes Parra Foundation for Women and Girls. She is an internationally recognized expert in marketing and micro-enterprise development with over fifteen years experience in the US, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Working in the areas of international development, education, and public policy, her career is focused on promoting gender equity, sustainable economic growth, and positive social development.
Easy Spring Blog Post Ideas You Need to Write for the Season
Trying to come up with articles to write on a daily basis can be hard. However if you have strong content, you’ll find that publishing every day might not be necessary. When it comes to content, don’t sacrifice quality over quantity. These great tips, will help you develop your Spring content calendar with solid ideas…
Revisiting a Soul Food Classic for National Cook a Sweet Potato Day – Ginger Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
During slavery, black people made sweet potato pie for large gatherings and celebrations. As with my family, that tradition continues to this day and sweet potato pie is a staple part of black family meals, what we call “Soul Food.”
Photo Journal – My Time in Mali Consulting With the Mopti Cooperative of Women Fish Dealers
I went to Mali to work with the Cooperative of Women Fish Dealers in Mopti, Mali. The cooperative is comprised of more than 50 women working in partnership with fishermen, wholesale buyers, fishing equipment sellers, and transporters. While in Mali, I provided needs assessments for the women’s cooperative, conducted a value chain analysis of the country’s fishing sector,…
My current skincare routine
Originally posted on Nyah-Rose.:
I had never really put a lot of effort into my skincare routine in the past as I was lucky enough to never go through acne. In fact, luckily all of my bad spots wound up under my chin! So if I couldn’t see, I didn’t take care of it. Such…
Better Than Chocolate – a Film That’s Quirky, Touching, and Provocative All in One
Better Than Chocolate is one of my all-time favorite movies. I still remember watching it in the theater with my friend, Ndelea, and all the rush of emotions that went through me the entire time I was watching it. The cinematography is excellent and makes you feel as if you are actually there in person,…
BROOKLYN BRIDGE & DUMBO NEIGHBOURHOOD
Originally posted on WELCOME TO THE NELLYVILLE:
Undeniably, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the essential things to do when in New York. Connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, this 137 year old bridge took nearly 14 years to be built back in 1883, carring the death of dozens of people who were working on…
The Top 5 Black Girl Power Anthems That Resonate With Me and The Reasons Why
Music has a way of speaking to us as nothing else can. The songs that touch us become the soundtracks of our lives and nothing can take us back to our yesterday quite the way the right song can. Black women have always had a precarious place in popular music, much of it degrades us,…
Let Go and Live On
One of my faults is that I’m a perfectionist, and as they say, “perfection is the enemy of progress.” I hate failing, and I hate losing, and I hate giving up. In January of 2018, I suffered a major heartbreak and, not saying my ex didn’t have his flaws too, I really had to be…
Celebrating Singles Awareness Day With Sonic the Hedgehog, a Movie About Finding Your Person
Being single can be hard, especially when it seems like everyone around you is coupled up and living happily ever after. However, once you reach a certain age you come to know that those happy smiles often are masks covering ill-matched dysfunctional relationships rooted in the lack of self-love. I’ve always been a romatic and…
