It’s refreshing to see that a woman, a black woman, who owns a night of the week, the best night of the week on TV is very similar to me.
Read more...WHY YES IS A MAYBE
Category: Black Chicks That Rule
How The Movie Belle Parallels Black Women Today
Here we are over 200 years later but the theme is the same. We are welcome to live in the house but when guests arrive we are relegated to eat alone in the parlor.
Read more...Black Chicks That Rule: Ginger Howard, Pro Golfer
At the age of 17 years old golf phenom Ginger Howard turned pro-golfer on the Symetra tour, making her the youngest pro golfer at the time. Her long term goal is to the be the first African American to win the LPGA. She has already earned the spot as the first African American on the Junior Ryder Cup team. Ginger…
Read more...Black Chicks That Rule: Maya Penn
At four years old her father taught her how to take a computer apart and put it back together. She’s an animator, a designer, a philanthropist and at age 14 Maya Penn in an entrepreneur. She has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Ebony, Redbook, Black Enterprise and many other media outlets. She has a passion for the planet. Her…
Read more...Black Chicks That Rule: Dr. Mae Jemison
Dr. Mae Jemison (a dancer, doctor and engineer) was the first black woman to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program in 1987. On September 12, 1992 she made history by becoming the first black woman to travel into space aboard the Endeavour.
Read more...Black Chicks That Rule: Ernestine Shepherd
If you think you are too old and too tired to get in shape and maintain a rigorous exercise regimen, then allow me to introduce you to the Guinness Book of World Records Oldest Female Body Builder title holder, Ernestine Shepherd. At 77 years old Shepherd is in better shape than most 25 year olds. She didn’t get into exercise…
Read more...