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Kill the Noise! Silence Chief Keef and Team Sosa

I am appalled! Through no desire of my own, I have been exposed to Chief Keef’s music. It always leaves me disturbed and in a mourning state. Mourning for the minds of children who produce this… more →

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Kill the Noise! Silence Chief Keef and Team Sosa

girlslikemeblog wrote 1 month ago: I am appalled! Through no desire of my own, I have been exposed to Chief Keef’s music. It alwa … more →

Tags: Advocacy, Education, Empowerment, Girls Like Me, Lifestyle, Media Literacy, Parenting, Chicago, Chief Keef

Breakdown Beyonce's bow down — 1 comment

girlslikemeblog wrote 1 month ago: I’m late. I know. But back during Women’s History Month in March I was sorta pre-occupie … more →

Tags: Advocacy, Empowerment, Girls Like Me, Lifestyle, Media Literacy, Parenting, Beef, Beyonce, Bitch

I Got 99 problems w/POTUS, his Chicago Speech ain't One!

girlslikemeblog wrote 3 months ago: President Obama answered the demand for his to visit Chicago to address the violence plaguing his ho … more →

Tags: Girls Like Me, Parenting, Education, Lifestyle, Empowerment, Advocacy, hood, gun violence, Killed

Part 2: How many dead Black children does it take to get a Sandy Hook response?

girlslikemeblog wrote 3 months ago: So. Chicago lost another young, innocent child. A developing life; a soul who in her short time left … more →

Tags: Girls Like Me, Parenting, Lifestyle, Advocacy, gun violence, shot, Chicago, Hadiya Pendleton, homicide

Babies Having Babies: Preventing teen pregnancy for Girls Like Me — 1 comment

girlslikemeblog wrote 1 year ago: May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. Doing our part, we are featuring a guest blogger to … more →

Tags: Girls Like Me, Parenting, Education, Lifestyle, Empowerment, Media Literacy, Girls, Parenting, babies

Whitney Houston: Queen of the night forever reigns — 1 comment

girlslikemeblog wrote 1 year ago: I saw the AP Breaking News tweet, but my mind would not allow me to believe it.  I was hoping and pr … more →

Tags: Girls Like Me, Empowerment, Global Connections, Hollywood, Whitney Houston, diana ross, Sing, Star, Celebrity

Red Tails...a little off base

girlslikemeblog wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend I headed to the movies, along with throngs of other Black folks, in support of Red Tail … more →

Tags: Girls Like Me, Empowerment, Media Literacy, Global Connections, "Red Tails", George Lucas, film, Hollywood, Tuskegee Airmen

SSCUG Naming Contest...Girl Wins $50 Visa Gift Card!

LadyReese wrote 1 year ago: The South Side Coalition on Urban Girls (SSCUG) are looking for girls between the ages 12-18 living … more →

Tags: Community News & Events, Chicago, South Side, Demoiselle 2 Femme, SSCUG, South Side Coalition on Urban Girls, Services, Programs, Initiatives

Detained Against Your Will — 1 comment

Eric Fernandez wrote 1 year ago: Excuse my hiatus! In recent news (year 2011) New York City’s Juvenile Incarceration/Detention … more →

Tags: All posts, Youth, Adolescents, Story, Juvenile, Juvenile Justice, incarceration, Inner city, Truth

Fly Girls & Globetrotters — 3 comments

girlslikemeblog wrote 1 year ago: Photo credits Salvatore Vuono Growing up, girls like me reign supreme in our concrete jungles. Our l … more →

Tags: Empowerment, Girls Like Me, Global Connections, Leisure, Lifestyle, Africa, airplane, Atlanta, Books

Love Taps: A Game that never was — 3 comments

girlslikemeblog wrote 1 year ago: Photo credits: Nutdanai Apikhomboonwaroot Do you remember those old ladies from long ago? You know t … more →

Tags: Girls Like Me, hip-hop, Parenting, Education, Lifestyle, Empowerment, Leisure, Girls, teen dating violence

Two weird images of sexy African-ness

jeanbarker wrote 1 year ago: Let me NOT tell you about my day. For legal reasons. There’s something in the air at the momen … more →

Tags: hell is other poeple, pop culture, Travel, USA (2), black ladies, sex, Sexuality


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