It’s fitting that a woman would single-handedly give birth to a new era of ‘wokeness’ because for women, being ‘woke’ is our birthright. It is a form of power. When we say “stay woke”, we issue a command to be alert, and aware of the systemic injustices taking place around you– even if they don’t […]
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On Respectability Politics: Why Fierce Women Misbehave
Pop icon Janet Jackson found herself on the scorching end of a media firestorm following news that she was divorcing her billionaire husband, Wissam Al Manna, a mere 5 years after marriage and 3 months after giving birth. The questions and name-calling ensued. Is she a gold digger? Was she in it for the baby all […]
Why Women Must Love Power
They say men want power, and women want love. I want both. And I bet you do too. All too often, we assume that women don’t desire power— that we prefer to be near power, or perhaps make love to power–anything but in actual possession of it. That’s nonsense. You can easily debunk that myth […]
Why Queens Have the Most Power
The Woman Who Changed The Game The Arabs introduced the game of chess to Spain during the 8th century, but it wasn’t until 1495, when Isabella, Queen of Castille, reached the height of her powers, that the queen became the most powerful piece on the board. In real life, Isabella, the monarch who unified Spain and sent Christopher Columbus […]