Is Carol's Daughter Abandoning Black Women?
Editor's Note: This post makes me wonder: Can a beauty brand aimed at ethnic women market to others without alienating their long-time fans? --Grace Image credit: YouTube Is Carol's Daughter...
View ArticleWhat Every Woman Should Know About Personal Finance: How To Create A Budget
Maybe you've experimented with developing a budget but failed. Or else you have just never really considered viewing your spending habits before. It doesn't matter what your life-predicament is right...
View ArticleMeatless Mondays: Pasta with Walnuts and Vegetable Sauce from My Colombian...
Erica from My Colombian Recipes says this dish of Pasta with Walnuts and Vegetable Sauce tastes like the brightest spring day, and I believe her. Plus this dish can be on table in just a few minutes....
View ArticleRIHANNA!? WTF Are You Doing!?!
[Editor's Note: I do NOT think that women should be "cool" with guys who pulverized their face in a psychotic rage.  But here we are, two years later and Rihanna is e-flirting with a dangerous...
View ArticleFor Amaey: Will You Help Find This 8-year-old a Bone Marrow Donor This Weekend?
Purvi Shah, the incredible artist and friend who envisioned BlogHer's logo as everywoman, needs our help. Her amazing eight-year-old son, Amaey, needs to find a bone marrow donor this weekend. Here's...
View ArticleMeditations on an Afro
I got a hair cut from my hair guru, Ahmed this week. This man has been instrumental in sanity retention on more than one occasion, like the time I was on bed rest during hideous Pregnancy Numero Tres...
View ArticleKeep Your Sense of Self (and Humor) When Looking in the Mirror
When I was 12 years old, I realized that my body was "growing" in new ways. I remember standing sideways, staring at my side-profile in the mirror, aware that my chest and my belly were competing with...
View ArticleThe Power of Professional Dress
I need to get dressed for work (obviously) but what does professional even mean anymore? Well this post will tell you why you can never, ever underestimate the power of professional dress. How you...
View ArticleA Step in the Right Direction: Hoops Star Maya Moore Joins Team Jordan
In 1985, Michael Jordan rocked a pair of Nike kicks that launched a worldwide phenomenon. The Jordan Brand took off with athletes of all levels wanting to wear the shoes in hopes they could "Be like...
View ArticleDoormat Decor: Use Waistbands From Old Jeans
Recycling old jeans into new wearables isn't new - purses, patches, headbands and belts, we've seen it all. But this genius post from Passionfly made my crafty heart skip a beat. Using the waistbands...
View ArticleSaving Money on Kids' Clothes: Thrifting for Fall Styles Now
[Editor's Note: As a mom of two same-sex children, I know exactly what Kristia at Family Balance Sheet is talking about. My younger son has a whole slew of clothes each season, leaving me to start my...
View ArticleKeep It Spiffy: How to Refreshen Your Ironing Board
My iron and a tabletop ironing board are main staples at my sewing station. Having them close by saves me time from going into the laundry to press seams. But I don't just use them for that, I use the...
View ArticleA Good Crust
Call me shallow, but I do judge books by their covers, and breads by their crusts. For most of the hearth loaves I bake, I'm looking for a gorgeously brown, thin, crisp crust that "sings" when it...
View ArticleModern Design : Chairs
Working for an art dealer has its perks ...one of them being privy to upcoming art, design, and even jewelry auctions and getting to thumb through the catalogs for such events. Yes, anyone who is...
View ArticleFacebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: Women, Be Ambitious!
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg put women on notice in her recent Barnard commencement address. Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women 2.0, Angie Chang, drove home Sandberg's points in her recent post....
View ArticleTips for Living In Tornado Alley
Nathan Gunter blogs from his home in Oklahoma, smack dab in the middle of Tornado Alley. With 2011 looking to be one of the deadliest and most destructive years on record for tornadoes, Nathan offers...
View ArticleTech Blogs I've Discovered Surfing for Work
Since I've been doing the Section Editor work for BlogHer's Tech area, I've been spending more time than usual surfing the tech bloggers who've registered at BlogHer. Wow, have I found some gems! And...
View ArticleShe Dances, She Front-Runs, She Blogs! DWTS Chelsea Kane on BlogHer
[Editor's Note: Tonight, Chelsea Kane will find out if she gets to take home the coveted DANCING WITH THE STARS mirrorball trophy. But before that epic moment, she sat down and tapped out some of her...
View ArticleTurn Mistakes Into Money
Everyone makes mistakes. If you're an entrepreneur, you're likely to make many of them. The key is to keep moving forward and move through those mistakes quickly and effectively. In this post learn...
View ArticleToday's NY-26 Vote: Women Are the Candidates and Issues (Not Image) Rule
Just a few weeks ago, the special election race today in Western New York's 26th Congressional district (follow results at WNY Media) could have been identified primarily with a former member of...
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