Hey folks! This week’s PBG Money Monday is featuring She The Collection, a fashion line by Carmen Alexandra.
After being inspired by current trends but discouraged by the fit of most clothing She The Collection’s design process started. She The Collection is for the modern woman, the curvy, girly, edgy, and trendy girl of the current generation.
“I took a leap of faith to be where I am, and I am forever blessed grateful to be self employed and doing what I love. I think life is way too short to waste working a job that you don’t like or anything that makes you unhappy. You have to make yourself happy and proud in everything that you do, feed your soul and live your best life. Speak peace, love, happiness, health, and wealth over your life and they will be brought to you abundantly!"
She The Collection carries both faux fur bags and vegan suede dresses.
Jasmine, who is also I a photographer and graphic designer, started looking into the idea in college as a part of a project. She researched pure ingredients from the kitchen that would be helpful for the face, body and hair. What emerged eventually became a mini skincare line! Jasmine currently has products like a bentonite clay mask, a hydrating sweet rose toner, lavender peppermint and mint rose lip balms, and a decadent skin salve with ingredients such as coconut oil, arrowroot powder, and sweet almond oil.
This week’s PBG Money Monday is featuring Arima’s Jewelry, gorgeous, hand-made jewelry fit for queens. Arimas’ pieces are hand sculpted and made with natural materials and metals. The jewelry is unique, sparkly, and gorgeous, so if you’re in the market for some black girl bling, be sure to check her out!
This week’s Money Monday feature is of Anika JacksonandKelli Coleman, the gorgeous founders of The TEN Nail Bar in Detroit Michigan.
The TEN has been hailed as Detroit’s first modern nail bar, and was created to fill a void in the personal services market, in a city undergoing massive regeneration and growth. Anita and Kelli are honored to bring a business to their hometown that plays an important role in self-care.
The salon just opened its doors for business in September and it is gorgeous.
If you’re in the Detroit area and need a good mani pedi, be sure to #SupportBlack and check out The TEN Nail Bar! Visit their website here.
I believe that economic empowerment will play a huge role in the continued advancement and collective success of black women across the globe.
Because of this, I want to use this platform of nearly 13,000 beloved followers (and growing) to support and promote black women owned businesses. I welcome you to join me in encouraging each other to forge our own paths, launch that big idea you’ve always dreamed of, and lift each other up as we climb.
I am going to call this series #PBGMoneyMonday, and I invite you to follow The Pro Black Girl on Instagramand use the hashtag to enter yourself or a business you admire for consideration for a potential feature!
Let’s get started!!
First up is Alisha Nicole of TheAlishaNicole.com. Alisha is an author and clarity coach dedicated to helping you create a business & life on purpose.
She has self-published multiple books and planners related to growing a thriving blog and/or business by walking in your purpose. If you are interested in finally launching that blog or getting your business idea out of your mind and into real life, do check her out. She also offers 1 on 1 consulting services for those that want to dig in even deeper. To learn more about her and her business, check her out at TheAlishaNicole.com
Alisha is also currently running a holiday special to help you get into gear for the New Year!
You can purchase the kit here. To learn more about all of her products, visit her shop.
#mannequinchallenge for “Black in Blue”The Movie, produced by (@blackinbluefilm_) team and friends. “We will continue to stand for justice and create change through our art. To be a part of our movement and help, you can contribute to the IndieGoGo campaign here.”
April 15, 1947, was an opening day like no other at Ebbets Field. Jackie Robinson made his historic Major League debut—the first African-American player in modern baseball history. With him in the Dodgers’ dugout are Spider Jorgensen, Pee Wee Reese, and Eddie Stanky.
Photo: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library/MLB via Getty Images
A scholar, activist, and philosopher, Angela Davis (born 1944) is a powerful and influential, but also often criticized public figure. She has had a place in many notable groups of people, including the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the Time’slist of the 100 most influential people in the world, and the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitive List.
Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in a neighborhood that had been bombed in an attempt to drive-out the Black people who lived there. She attended a segregated school until she was able to transfer to an integrated high school in New York City. From a young age, she was educated and influenced by communists. Academically, she was particularly interested in the works of the Existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre.
It is beyond the scope to detail everything she has done–Davis is an incredibly accomplished woman–so as a brief rundown of a few of her more notable actions, she
Participated in the radical Socialist German Student Union in East Germany
Joined the Black Panther Party
Joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Joined the Che-Lumumba Club
Earned a PhD
Began teaching, was fired for being a Communist, was rehired, was refired
Was declared a terrorist and on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitive List (only the third woman to be so listed)
Was declared not guilty by an all-White jury (after an international backlash)
Resumed teaching, but secretly, despite being officially hired? Her students were sworn to secrecy but it was an actual class.
Davis is a lesbian; she lives with her partner, fellow professor, Gina Dent.
Remember to support Black people! Not just famous black people, but Black people in your everyday life. Elevate their voices. Listen to them. Black men, women and nonbinary people. Lightskin and darkskin Black people. Disabled Black people, Black people with all sorts of conditions.
Not just February, but every day of every month, every year.
Singer and songwriter Nina Simone wowed audiences as the “High Priestess of Soul” and an advocate for social justice. These inspiring quotes reveal her love and loyalty to the fight for change during the height of segregation:
✊ “It is an artist’s duty to reflect the times, as far as I’m concerned.”
✊ “Music is a burden and a gift I have had since my childhood.”
✊ “You got to learn to leave the table when love is no longer served.”
✊ “You don’t have to live near me; just give me my share of equality.”
✊ “The worst thing about prejudice is that while you feel hurt and angry, and all the rest of it, it feeds your self-doubts. You begin thinking, perhaps I’m not perfect.”
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Whether it be the expansion of knowledge on deep-sea coral species or the modern usage of online mapping tools, Black and African American scientists have played a crucial role in propelling marine science to new levels.
Here we recount some of their achievements throughout history as NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries celebrates African American History Month. We highlight three scientists who were pioneers within their fields and paved the way for modern day marine scientists, and introduce three scientists currently conducting research that improves our knowledge and ability to manage resources in marine sanctuaries.
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