Month / May 2017
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Out From Under(wire)
By: Cortnie Vee I returned to the bustle of New York City replenished and glowing after five blissfully hot days in the Mojave Desert. So imagine my dismay when I walked into…
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Revolution is not a one time event
Author and feminist Audre Lorde once reminded us: “Revolution is not a one time event.” As a storyteller, I’ve found it increasingly important to document the ways that…
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Editor’s Letter-Issue 2 on Womanhood
Dear Readers, As we enter a new moon and ’s second issue, we are meditating on the idea of what Womanhood means. I believe that gender is mostly performative, but the ways…
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Creator’s letter: Three steps to prepare you for the moon
As we are in the new moon and getting all set for another month, it is essential to holistically prepare yourself for the month. De-clutter your space and yourself. Clean yourself of…
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Viva La Zine Culture
Zines are self-published, small-circulation, usually non-profit, tangible papers that focus on ideas and topics that are outliers in mainstream media. As much as we love the internet, it can become an echo…
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#JusticeforThéo
On February 2nd , Théo Luhaka a 22 year old Black man was arrested by four policemen in the Parisian suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois. It was said that police officers were doing identity…
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Kale Yeah!
Distinguished Diva sat down with HolistiCitiLyfe founder Leslie Carrington. HolistiCitiLyfe is a community collective of wellness practitioners. Leslie and her team specialize in engaging the community in healthy lifestyle practices for women…
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Yoga: Twisting Your way to body awareness and creativity
There will be no self-care without self-awareness. If you are not aware of your body and specifically your center, you cannot connect to your body and creative energy. Watch this week’s yoga…
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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
When I picked up homegoing, I knew it was one book I always needed to read.I have to says I have to say Yaa Gyasi is an incredible storyteller. Every character…
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The Prostitute’s Daughter
I saw you today and my face beamed with joy. And I began to think about the lessons I had learned from being with guys like you and for that, I say thank…
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unSacrificial
My body. The body of my mother. The body of her mother. Always ready to be the altar available to receive the communal sins and pain of all. If there…
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Heart Opening Yoga Flow Beginner Friendly
In this week’s yoga flow, we are reconnecting with our centre/self by opening up to the universe. Embracing vulnerability and learning to love from within us. Please watch the video and follow the instruction…
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FOR US BY US: Skin Care Products for Women of Colour
We all know that the international beauty industry does not cater to nor consider melaninated individuals. The ways in which products are produced, marketed and packaged often exclude women of color. Distinguished Diva…
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Colourful Convo : Wonuola Lawal
There is something powerful, fun, complex about women that Adeola finds inspiring and worth sharing. The colourful convo is a series of video interviews with some inspiring women of colour in various walks…
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Y’akoto’s interview
Music has always been a place of escape, refuge, and solace for many. Our ancestors have used sound as a way to document time and circumstance and emotions that words can never…
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Baby Bounce
Baby bounce like a supermodel Strut like a queen Our glory does not diminish even if we remain unseen We rejoice in the shell our souls were placed in We drape ourselves…
