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Baby, let's get tested

elledub08 wrote 15 hours ago: …before we get busy. Prior to dating my current partner, I was in an almost 2 year relationshi … more →

Tags: Women and girls, Love, Relationships, World AIDS Day, HIV, monogamy, sex, Friendship, Coupledom

A few words: White House Party Crashers15 comments

elledub08 wrote 2 days ago: I’ll make this brief and get right to the point as it will sum up all that I feel we need to k … more →

Tags: Black Society, Controversy, Politics, pop culture, Black Men, Colorism, obama, playin with privilege, Privilege

James Walker: Diversity in Social Media & PR1 comment

elledub08 wrote 4 months ago: As a Black woman in social media I too have noticed the lack of women and people of color in confere … more →

Tags: GenY, Diversity, Non-profits, Generation Y, mainstream media sucks, Social Media

The Sotomayor Hearings and White Male Condescension

elledub08 wrote 4 months ago: Picture Courtesy of the New York Times By the way: For those of you who missed the hearings or just … more →

Tags: Black Society, Women and girls, Diversity, womanism, washington dc, sexism, woc, Supreme Court, sotomayor

What to do about failing schools2 comments

elledub08 wrote 4 months ago: The New York Times had some pretty solid advice for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan–make sc … more →

Tags: Politics, obama, youth advocacy, Youth, Youth Engagement, arne duncan, Education

The Audacity of Spirit: Lessons from a New Modern Woman2 comments

elledub08 wrote 5 months ago: June 20th marked World Refugee Day. Here in Washington there have been events throughout the month t … more →

Tags: Women and girls, mainstream media sucks, Generation Y, Politics, Guest Blogger, Diversity, Feminism, Black Bloggers, Violence Against Women

Looking for the Next Barack? Yeah, right.4 comments

elledub08 wrote 5 months ago: Some of you may have seen Jenee Desmond Harris’ piece in the Root last week. In it, she says t … more →

Tags: Obama-palooza, Black Society, Women and girls, Politics, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Dating, Black Men, Foolishness

Sonia Sotomayor named to the US Supreme Court 6 comments

elledub08 wrote 6 months ago: Most of you by now have heard about this story, but I can’t tell you how excited and happy tha … more →

Tags: Obama-palooza, Women and girls, Barack Obama, Women, woc, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, Latina

Club Etiquette: How NOT to Act1 comment

elledub08 wrote 6 months ago: Most people who know me at this point in my life also know that I don’t go to the club very of … more →

Tags: Black Society, Black Men, Clubs, Dating, Foolishness, Nightlife, Pickup Lines, sexism, Socializing

We are the Possible

elledub08 wrote 7 months ago: Friend and fellow blogger Rosetta Thurman  interviewed me for  this week’s series, “We a … more →

Tags: Women and girls, Generation Y, social enterprise, young professionals, Non-profits, woc, LinkedIn

Be the Change: CPL New Leaders Program Now Accepting Applications

elledub08 wrote 8 months ago: 2009 marked the beginning of a historic moment in our country’s history, which I and other bloggers … more →

Tags: Generation Y, Social Justice, DC internships, Summer in the "city", LinkedIn

Behold, a Lady | Open Thread2 comments

elledub08 wrote 9 months ago:       I have no other comments except for this song right here. What a lovely expression of Black wo … more →

Tags: Obama-palooza, Black Society, Women and girls, Michelle Obama, Vogue, Womanhood, Black History Month

Yes Means Yes @ Busboys and Poets2 comments

elledub08 wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a booksigning for Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual … more →

Tags: Womanism and Hip Hop, Controversy, College, Women and girls, Women, Feminism, Sexuality, womanism, Race and Gender

Womanism 1017 comments

elledub08 wrote 10 months ago: Yesterday I had the privilege of attending Feminism 2.0, a conference devoted to creating a bridge b … more →

Tags: Black Society, Womanism and Hip Hop, Women and girls, alice walker, Black Men, fem2, fem2pt0, Feminism, Generation Y

Michelle Bernard: Lily Ledbetter act meaningless5 comments

elledub08 wrote 10 months ago: Dear Michelle Bernard: I applaud you for being a Black woman pundit. There are so few of us doing wh … more →

Tags: Controversy, Black Society, Women and girls, mainstream media sucks, Barack Obama, Equal pay, MSNBC, lily ledbetter, Chris Matthews

elledub goes gawking at the alfalfa club dinner2 comments

elledub08 wrote 10 months ago: Nerdette over at NotMyGal convinced me to spend my Saturday night watching the arrivals to the Alfal … more →

Tags: Black Society, Controversy, Obama-palooza, Women and girls, Barack Obama, change, Diversity, Foolishness, Generation Y

The American Dream10 comments

elledub08 wrote 10 months ago: On this past Tuesday, I was able to witness the swearing in of our 44th President, Barack Hussein Ob … more →

Tags: Obama-palooza, Black Society, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Love, Inauguration, HOPE, change, Black People

Happy Birthday, Rosetta!

elledub08 wrote 11 months ago: Rosetta Thurman, a girlfriend of mine and a fellow blogger, is turning 26 tomorrow! Yay! In honor of … more →

Tags: Non-profits, Birthdays, Rosetta Thurman, homegirls

The Failure of Black Owned Business? 9 comments

elledub08 wrote 11 months ago: Some of my followers on Twitter may know that this subject has been on my mind for a while, so a blo … more →

Tags: Black Society, Beauty, Holidaze, Black Businesses, Customer Service, Ebony Experiment


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