Via Proud2BMe.org. Irresponsible Images Drive Eating Disorders Among College Women Published: February 23, 2015 Close to 80 percent of women report dieting during their first year at college and around 10 percent of women suffer from an eating disorder during college.
Via Digital Sisters/Sistas. #BlackHERstory: Shireen Mitchell and Digital Sisters/Sistas Published: February 23, 2015 Shireen Mitchell is the founder and Executive Director of Digital Sisters/Sistas, a nonprofit organization that provides technology and media education to women and children who are traditionally underserved.
Via Brown Girls Lead. #BlackHERstory: Stefanie Brown James and Brown Girls Lead Published: February 20, 2015 Stefanie Brown James is the Founder and Executive Director of Brown Girls Lead, an organization dedicated to teaching leadership development skills to collegiate and professional women of color.
Via New Voices Pittsburgh. #BlackHERstory: Shanea Leonard and New Voices Pittsburgh Published: February 19, 2015 Reverend Shanea Leonard is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church and a minister of the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries.
Via Women With A Vision. #BlackHERstory: Deon Haywood and Women With A Vision Published: February 19, 2015 Women With a Vision, Inc. is a New Orleans-based non-profit organization addressing issues of social justice for women of color.
#BlackHERstory: Alicia Garza and #BlackLivesMatter Published: February 18, 2015 Alicia Garza is the Special Projects Director at the National Domestic Workers Alliance and co-creator of the movement and hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter.
Via JMU Feminist Collective. James Madison University’s Feminist Collective Held A Spectacular #OneBillionRising Event! Published: February 17, 2015 James Madison University’s Feminist Collective held a “Campus Rising” event last week in support of One Billion Rising, the world’s largest mass action to end violence against women.
#BlackHERstory: Loretta Lynch Published: February 17, 2015 President Obama nominated Ms. Lynch for Attorney General this past November and if confirmed she will be the first black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General.
Via CommunityTable.com. #BlackHERstory: Michelle Obama Published: February 16, 2015 As the current First Lady, Mrs. Obama has used her platform to launch several initiatives to educate and empower young people.
Treat Yo Self: How To Have A Fabulous, Feminist Valentine’s Day! Published: February 13, 2015 Here’s how to have a fabulously feminist Valentine’s Day!