All Black Woman http://www.allblackwoman.com Online Magazine Dedicated to Intelligent Black Women Sun, 19 May 2013 20:48:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mary McLeod Bethune Commemorative Stamp http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/05/mary-mcleod-bethune-commemorative-stamp/ http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/05/mary-mcleod-bethune-commemorative-stamp/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:10:37 +0000 All Black Woman http://www.allblackwoman.com/?p=4880 The Mary McLeod Bethune commemorative stamp was issued by the U.S. Postal Service as the eighth stamp in its Black Heritage USA series on the 5th March 1985. Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, with less than two dollars. She [...]

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]]> http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/05/sand-art-by-jan-g-punch-products-by-black-women/feed/ 0 The Makings of Me: Poem by Black Women http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/05/the-makings-of-me-poem-by-black-women/ http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/05/the-makings-of-me-poem-by-black-women/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:50:31 +0000 All Black Woman http://www.allblackwoman.com/?p=4857   As I glance back at the moments in the making of me,  I close my eyes and smile, thinking back to that time,  When I had little to live by but faith and integrity,  The peace of it covers my being, this solidity.  I think of the laughter, the joys, and the pain,  and [...]

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]]> http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/02/crowning-glory/feed/ 2 Why is it that: Black Women Only Appear in the Media for Musical Achievements or Hair? http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/02/why-is-it-that-black-women-only-appear-in-the-media-for-musical-achievements-or-hair/ http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/02/why-is-it-that-black-women-only-appear-in-the-media-for-musical-achievements-or-hair/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:13:59 +0000 ABW http://skinnylittleblackgirl.com/?p=100 When scouting fresh media for interesting and inspirational news of interest to black females, there is a wealthy resource of material if one writes on the topics of hair or music. Hair or music…! Seriously, I find this concerning. Are these the only two topics of significance to black women all around the world? I [...]

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]]> http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/02/why-is-it-that-black-women-only-appear-in-the-media-for-musical-achievements-or-hair/feed/ 3 Black Female Artists Part I: Faith Ringgold http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/02/black-female-artists-part-i-faith-ringgold/ http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/02/black-female-artists-part-i-faith-ringgold/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:01:18 +0000 ABW http://www.ebonicspress.com/?p=315 As a young child waltzing through museums I never noted having seen works of art depicted by black artist let alone black female artists.  Unless it was an exhibition on Africa in which case the works of art were presented more as an insight into African lifestyle and crafts for making a living rather than [...]

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]]> http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/03/01/what-is-kemetic-yoga/feed/ 0 Callaloo & Spicy Chickpeas Vegan Recipe (Quick-Cook) http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/02/18/callaloo-spicy-chickpeas-vegan-recipes-vegan-quick-cook/ http://www.allblackwoman.com/2013/02/18/callaloo-spicy-chickpeas-vegan-recipes-vegan-quick-cook/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:30:08 +0000 All Black Woman http://www.allblackwoman.com/?p=4820 Callaloo and Spicy Chickpeas Vegan Recipe is a quick, easy, delicious and nutritious vegan dish. This meal takes on 20 minutes to prepare and is packed with flavour and goodness. It’s tough for new vegans to find recipes that are easy to find the ingredients for, quick to cook and tasty so I’ve decided to share [...]

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