Your MESS-ages

Our MESSage is #BUYBLACK

Our MESSage is #BUYBLACK

Our message is #buyblack I looked at my staff the other day and realized that I employ ten black women. As a black business owner I understand t...

What's your MESSage Kalilah

My Message is:lead with love and support others through tragedy. This time last year I was on the ground in my shop in Baltimore begging for my li...

#VotingSquad

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has an extremely important MESSage about the upcoming midterm elections: “You are the best MESSengers to get ou...

What's your MESSage Brandi ?

"The goon in me is what got me through two years of chemo, four surgeries, baldness, and countless meds. " Prior to my battle with breast cancer, ...

Megan L is Cancer Free!!

"I was declared cancer free on April 3, 2018. It was like a re-birthday!" I am Megan Ludlow. I was diagnosed with triple negative invasive ductal ...

Diana Weekes- "Let your faith be bigger than your fear!"

Diana was diagnosed in 2011 at 26. She was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer (determined by the size of the mass), it spread to her lymph node...

Bonus MESSage: Titus O'neil inspires us to persevere

World famous wrestler Titus O'neil had every excuse in the book to fail. Born , a product of rape to a 12 year old mother, he had little to no re...

Shinese B is a boss from Brooklyn

"Because “She’s from Brooklyn” she is not afraid of systems designed to hold her back." She knows her strengths and has discovered her weaknesse...

“I don’t cheat to win. I’d rather lose.”- Serena Williams' MESSage

Serena Williams’ MESSage was loud and clear at the U. S. open final. For many of us, this match was a ball of emotion no matter what side you were...

Black women’s equal pay day: Aug. 7, 2018

Black women’s equal pay day:Pay me like you pay him! According to social media, black women are shinning right now. They’re launching businesses an...

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: 7/30/18

I’m at a weird growth place in my business... I have not accepted where I am in my business or my success. I am stuck in the place where I nickel a...

7 days to Essence Music Fest

7 days before Essence Music Fest.... 1. The coils on my machine don’t fit my bottles (too tight)...2. I might be charged $800 on way to move the m...

Father's Day

A Father, living in [Baltimore]: An inner city. Home to countless Black men struggling to cultivate their beautiful seedlings in a garden of dilap...