Why Give it up so Easy?

The HIV epidemic is spreading faster and faster among young women and men, even more prevalent among the black community. Young people are growing up faster then they should, and are engaging in sexual activity before their bodies and minds have even fully developed. Why are so many females giving up their bodies so easily? I have come to fully realize that many women think having sex with a man right off the bat will make him eventually want to be committed in a serious relationship. They engage in these actions out of fear of seeming "out of touch" with their femininity and being perceived as immature. The truth is, abstaining from sex when venturing into a relationship with a new guy will make him want to hang around longer because you have something to offer aside from your body. Tease him with your intellect and your style instead of your physical features, because those assets aren't so easily accessible to a man for a couple of dollars. If you subject yourself to being tossed around like a treat, no man will ever take you seriously outside of the bedroom. Nowadays playing wife around his house in skimpy lingerie isn't enough, you have to have your own. Don't get used. If you choose to be physical use protection, because sometimes a man's word is just that, him talking... Until you say you can fully trust you relationship 100%, always protect your body, it's you're right<3

My obsession...

So when I'm not bombarded with schoolwork, I like to go out and get dressed up. My favorite thing to do in preparation for a night out on the town is to apply my makeup. Remember, less is more, so I tend to just apply a little here and there to enhance certain features. My makeup obsession has to be eyeliner and mascara. These two ingredients if done with care can make your eyes pop, leaving your face looking seductive and confident. Lately I have ditched my eyeshadow and have chosen a more natural approach just using the eyeliner, making a wing-tipped design right over the eye. It draws attention to your face, but not so much that you look over done.

Please be productive!

Many of us are well into our college careers with hopes of future success in our desired fields. Yet, many of us also party our days away, spend hours on facebook, and wait until the last minute to produce our major schoolwork. How can you expect to graduate on time and achieve a career in a reasonable time period if you haven't passed any of your classes? Its ok to have fun from time to time, but college loans don't stretch forever, and the parties aren't as lavish when your surrounded by young children. Be productive and use your time wisely.

Discrimination within your own race?

African Americans have a history in which we were enslaved, looked down upon, and thought to be less than. Through years of struggling and having to work harder than the next Caucasian person, we have begun to embark on a new history that is projected to be full of new goals and aspirations that will put our race in the limelight. Still, an issue that remains close to my heart is that topic of skin color in relation to "complexion" among the black community. It seems ironic, yet African Americans, mostly in unawareness, are subjecting people of their own race to discrimination as we categorize eachother by "light skin" and "dark skin". I find this issue to be more relevant among black women who believe that either one or the other side of the spectrum has it better as a black woman. Light skin females are depicted as being snobbish and having the "advantage" as a black women trying to make a living in a white oriented society. Dark skinned woman on the other hand are seen as being the strong and determined woman who has yet to fall short of anything but success. The media has taken the issue even farther depicting black women in America who have issues with skin shade. How can we have come so far through history and still be so lost in our own prejudice, self conscious, and thoughts? In what world can we subject our own people to stereotypes and think that another race wont see us as anything but inferior? This grouping among the black community, whether we realize it or not, brings us farther away from each other giving us the disadvantage in a society full of white men and women who are members of a strong knit public. Think about what I'm saying. How can the black community become better than we already are, if we cant even effectively converse with our own sister? Its baffling...


"School Daze"

J Crew

With Michelle Obama being looked at so closely for her fashion choices, I was curious about her frequent shopping at J Crew. The store actually has very cute and flowy clothes that make you feel pretty and neatly put together.