July 16, 2012 4 How to Write a Feminist Fairy Tale Previously published at The Writeous Babe Project. Last week I went to my favorite local movie theater not [...]
July 9, 2012 0 Celebrating Julia Bluhm and Finding Hope in New Media Photo Credit: Joe Shlabotnik (Flickr/Creative Commons) Eighth-grader Julia Bluhm made history and headlines [...]
June 22, 2012 0 Why You Need a Girl Crush Photo by D. Sharon Pruitt of Pink Sherbet PhotographyImage via Flickr/Creative Commons Melissa [...]
June 15, 2012 0 Awkward Black Girl is Back! She’s baaaack! And it’s time to get awkward. In case you missed the premiere of Season 2 of The [...]
May 9, 2012 0 Who Needs Feminism? Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how to make a difference with my writing, specifically with the [...]
May 7, 2012 0 Let’s all work “ToGetHerThere” If you know me well you know that my feminist beliefs practically ooze from my pores. I can’t hide it. [...]
April 16, 2012 0 “Get a job and start a blog”: My Thoughts on the HBO Series Girls I really, really wanted to like the new HBO original series Girls. For weeks I’d been anticipating the [...]
March 8, 2012 4 Another Reason to Go to the Gym or My New Fitness Goals In my latest article for Clutch magazine I discuss ways adults, particularly women, can help empower teen [...]
February 28, 2012 0 Why Sunday Was Still a Winning Night for Viola Davis Viola Davis did not take home the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Help. But Davis still [...]
February 27, 2012 3 How the Oscars Made Me Proud of My Sweet Home Alabama I’ll be honest. I wasn’t looking forward to the Oscars this year. I didn’t watch too many [...]