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Nubia - who has written 12 posts on That Black Girl Site.
When Nubia isn’t spending her time exploring the art world, she is chronicling her adventures in New York City on her popular blog, "The Disconnection: Encounters with Strangers". She updates it weekly with true (and often humorous) encounters with and observations of strangers in New York City. From comical subway situations to random spats on the street, Nubia seems to be a magnet for madness.
Marcia Cole, Founder & Editorial Director of AMBERmag.com
Stats: Hometown: Born on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, raised in Brooklyn, New York Reside: Brooklyn, NY Studies: BFA from Fashion Illustration at Parsons School of Design; Masters of Science in Publishing from Pace University PR: What is your publishing background? Marcia: I entered the field of media about 20 years ago. When I was 26, I was named as [...]
Continue reading...Women Working It: Khalia Joseph, CEO
Monday, October 26, 2009
STATS Location: Flatbush, Brooklyn Business: Wild Spirit Accessories and Jewelry 9-to-5 Gig: Getting Masters in Education at St. John’s University website: mywildspirit.com Pride Roll (PR): What gave you the inspiration for Wild Spirit? Khalia: I always loved accessories, from middle school onward; accessories were always a big part of my fashion style. I came up with the name, Wild Spirit from [...]
Continue reading...Calling All Female Entrepreneurs!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Female business owners are the new economy! I want to highlight women who are taking risks, being smart, and starting their own companies. I’m sure most of you Black Girl Site readers know one or could be one yourself! Send me your pitch for the most outstanding female business owner you know and I will [...]
Continue reading...Modern Poetry Before Our Time: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, 1825-1911
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
I wanted to highlight a great female black poet, but I didn’t want to put the spotlight on a writer you might have already known, such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Sonia Sanchez, and Nikki Giovanni. So, I chose Frances Harper, one of the earliest known poets who was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Although she was never [...]
Continue reading...Emigrate! More Blacks Should Consider Living Abroad
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
After living in Taiwan for two years as an English teacher (from 04-06), I realized how much I not only broke many stereotypes of blacks (and Americans in general), but also became a much-needed ambassador for creating a broader image of African Americans. It was not a surprise how popular black culture was growing at [...]
Continue reading...Music to My Ears
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
I was talking to one of my best friends from high school, and she told me that she was annoyed with the students on the music committee for her community college graduation ceremony. She had suggested students walk across the stage to an inspirational Beatles song, Let It Be. My friend went to a school [...]
Continue reading...Erroll Garner 1921-1977: A Natural Ear for Music
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
My father— a congo drummer himself—always introduced me to a lot of black music when I was growing up. To be honest, sometimes I really didn’t make it a point to pay attention and enjoy what I was hearing; when I was a teenager, if it wasn’t TLC, Mary J Blige, or SWV, I wasn’t [...]
Continue reading...Race & Beauty: Why We Should See More Of Alfre Woodard
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Recently, I was thinking about skin color and how cultures everywhere still treat people differently because of it. When I was living in Taipei, Taiwan, women shrunk from the sun in fear of turning too dark and being seen as "low class."
Continue reading...Laura Wheeler Waring & The Search for the Black Female Visual Artist
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
As a woman who grew up with a painter/percussionist for a father, I’ve always appreciated the arts. Recently I tried to think of some acclaimed black female visual artists—and I couldn’t think of one for our times.
Continue reading...Say My Name: Why Black Women Should Appreciate Their Unusual Names
Monday, July 21, 2008
When I was in grade school, I always had butterflies in my stomach on the first day. Why? Because I was worried the teacher was going to butcher my name during roll call.
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