Meeting these awesome women has made me a Happy Black Girl! On March 10, 2010, I introduced “The Prototype” series in celebration of Jamilah Lemieux’s once-a-month holiday, “Happy Black Girl Day!” The purpose of the series is to bring to my readers and women around the world a prototypical Black
Ar·che·type –noun: “the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.” The Archetype Series — a companion series to “The Prototype” series — honors Black men who are doing amazing things in
Photographer: Taiye Selasi Four months ago, I introduced many of you to “Happy Black Girl Day!”, a holiday created by Brooklyn diva extraordinaire and fellow blogger Sister Toldja. This once-a-month holiday allows us to take a break from the constant media assault on Black women and to celebrate the sisterhood