6 (More) Badass Trailblazers in Politics and Law (2010–NOW)
There are Black women in politics and law all over the United States, and we need to know who they are.
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MJ Fievre
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9 (More) Badass Trailblazers in Politics and Law (1980–2009)
Dear Badass Black Girl, In a previous post, I introduced you to 10 Badass Trailblazers in Politics and Law. Here are 9 more. Thanks to...
MJ Fievre
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10 Badass Trailblazers in Politics and Law (1930–1979)
Although Black women continue to face considerable obstacles to securing high-profile offices at both the state and national level, it's...
MJ Fievre
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Overcoming Past Trauma: MJ Discusses "Reframing" on the New Haitian Generation
MJ Discusses "Reframing" on the New Haitian Generation
MJ Fievre
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Couscous: A father-daughter story about cooking and love
Papa sleeps better during the day because he’s haunted. Night haunted. And when the spooky things come—memories of his childhood...
MJ Fievre
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The Badass Black Girl’s Movie List
These 15 movies explore the complexity of Black girlhood/womanhood—how we see the world, ourselves, and each other.
MJ Fievre
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Badass Black Girls Go to D.C.
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History is hosting the 94th Annual Black History Luncheon and Author's Book Signi
MJ Fievre
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Shonda, Beyoncé, Halle, Ava, and all the Other Badass Black Girls in Entertainment (1994-Now)
Despite the obstacles Black women always find a way to show up and show out, breaking barriers in media, TV, film and music.
MJ Fievre
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100+ Reasons to Love Being a Badass Black Girl
I'll share with you 100+ reasons why I love being a Black girl. What are yours?
MJ Fievre
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The New Haitian Generation: Meet MJ Fievre, Krystel Kanzki, and Yamile Stitt
The series explores the people, history and culture of the Haitian community and invites viewers to learn about the contributions of Haitian
MJ Fievre
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"Get over it!" Do we, Black people, have a victim mindset?
You might hear things like: “Slavery ended more than 150 years ago, when are you people going to get over it?”
MJ Fievre
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Why didn’t they ask for help? Thoughts on suicide and depression
In the stories we tell ourselves (and others) about depression and suicide, we ponder questions such as, “Why didn’t they say anything? Why
MJ Fievre
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From Gail Fisher to Aretha Franklin: 8 (More) Badass Black Girls in Entertainment
Here are 8 more Badass Trailblazers (1970-1989) that you should absolutely get to know.
MJ Fievre
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Black History Month Trailblazers: 8 Badass Black Girls in Entertainment
Get to know these 8 Badass Trailblazers in Entertainment (1900–1969).
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