Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 7:34PM There are some people in this world who take and get and keep. And then there are others who, like Mary J. Blige, earn and grow and give. Last week, the legendary R&B singer opened the MJB Center for Women in her hometown of Yonkers, NY.
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 7:27PM When I was in college, I volunteered at a shelter called Rosie's Place, aiding poor and homeless women. Aside from accepting donations and volunteers, Rosie's Place is an organization that relies primarily upon its own economic structure to keep going.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 6:59PM I was in Culver City the other week and passed by a forgotten favorite restaurant: Tender Greens. It's not just that the food is delicious - it is - but that the company tries to treat the ingredients with respect. Organic when possible, always locally sourced, the produce is as fresh as it comes. The proteins are free range, grass-fed, or caught off the coast of California.
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 2:35PM It's not every day that you find out that the women's issues we talk about here on the blog are affecting people we actually know. Everyone thinks that these things just don't happen to normal people, that it's unbelievable when you hear someone say they've been involved (to any extent) in some of the most brutal crimes referenced here. So imagine my shock when I found out that a friend of mine was partially responsible for finding victims of human trafficking - right here in Los Angeles, CA.
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:52AM Ever notice how, on European television, the human form is celebrated and treated as something natural – and how it’s covered and draped and stigmatized in the U.S.? Well, U.S. news got a little closer to its European counterparts on October 29 of this year.
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:28AM We all remember prom: the disco ball, the awkward slow dances between friends, the spiked punch. For most of us, we could bring anyone we wanted to prom, with no worry that the school would disapprove of the pairing. But what would you have done if the school had told you that you couldn’t bring your significant other?
