Love? Life? Joy!
My plans for next weekend involve shaving my head amidst a crowd of spectators. Here’s why: 1. Short hair on women looks badass. 2. Binary gender stereotypes are best challenged on the body. 3. My sister lost a significant portion of her hair to cancer treatment. 4. The charity receiving my donations makes wigs for children dealing with hair loss... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman!
In my first few days of university I met a bright, bubbly girl while I was out on a pub-crawl. She had crazy curly hair, wore glasses and she was on the same degree course as me. We spoke at high speed back and forth for hours that night, and for many nights thereafter. We took classes together. We would... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Wise up!
In the intense heat of civil unrest in the 1950’s, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, like most of the African American musicians at the time, was facing unprecedented opposition as she struggled to get into the prime music venues. Racial prejudice and the threat of violence had forced well known artists like Ella underground to play dingy nightclubs and small time... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! From the Heart Wise up! Yazmin Joy