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editor's note Celerating Black Women! Celebrating Women's History Month ,Black Women'sHistory Month 2021, & Mother's Day. These celebrations are a chance to acknowledge women’s contributions to history, culture, the business and professional world and our communities. Women are observed annually in the months of March , April and May in the United States, From Harriet Tubman to Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks,to Stacey Abrams, black women have been at the forefront of history-making moments in the United States. Let's celebrate them and All their Contributions, Let's celebrate them and All their "Good Trouble". The National Women’s History Alliance selects and publishes a yearly theme for Women's History Month and 2021's is all about capturing the spirit of the challenging times we're living through. Because of COVID-19, many of the women's suffrage centennial celebrations originally planned for 2020 were restricted, so the National Women's Alliance is extending the annual theme for 2021 to "Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced." We are celebrating and honoring Black Women in this Issue just for you. It is always the time to focus and reflect on Black Women and all that we are doingt o make a difference. This is the issue that we should use to educate, remember, reflect and empower ourselves. Learn to Cheer and Clap for Black Women , Just Because. Recognize that Black Women are making history daily. Check out and enjoy the issue and support black owned businesses this year and Always.
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ARTS Celebraing Black Women in the Arts Overdue Recognition Art Gallery Bieunkah Illustration & Design
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Celebrating Black Women Making History in Music LaBelle Aretha's Anthem - Respect Nina Simone Beyonce
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BOOKISH Black Books C&C Favorite Books
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BLACK WOMEN OWNED VEGAN RESTAURANTS, BAKERIES, CHEFS & MORE Meet the Restaurant Owners, Bakers & Chefs
BLACK WOMEN VEGAN BAKERS & DESSERT MAKERS Meet the Lee Sisters - Bourne Brilliant Deelish Bakery Baby Love Bakery
Sweet & Natural Bakery
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VEGAN FOODIE FAVS Chef Velvet Kale Ginger Lemonade Maya's Cookies Symphony Potato Chips True Pop LuvSpun
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SIPPING SEASON Black Owned Champagne, Wine & Spirits
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PAMPERING & SELF-CARE Self-Care Tips by AvaLaura Caressence Addison's Grace Luxury Candles
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CELEBRATING BLACK WOMEN MAKING HISTORY IN SPORTSrts Jennifer King Maia Chaka
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Carroll & Company's Favorites This year, we are redefining Celebrations, Traditions & Shopping by encouraging our readers to celebrate and support Black-owned businesses, entrepreneurs and artists. As a Black-owned business, uplifting and spotlighting other Black-owned businesses especially, Black women-owned businesses, is a cause that is close to our heart. Help us Support Black-owned businesses by choosing to buy from a Black-owned business this year and beyond. Black Owned Businesses support, strengthen and give back to our communities. Black Owned Businesses can provide you with all the products and services you need for a fabulous Celebration, Event or in the day-to-day use. Check out some of our Favorites throughout the "Celebration of Women" Issue and each of our coming Issues.
Cheers to the Culture! Celebrating Women Everyday! Support those that Support You! Shop & Support Black Women-Owned Businesses
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"Ain't I a Woman?" ~ Sojourner Truth Celebrating Women in History Everyday!
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Meet the Black Women that turned Georgia Blue
Celebrating Black Women making History. Clockwise from top left: LaTosha Brown, Stacey Abrams, Nsé Ufot, Melanie L. Campbell, Tamieka Atkins, Helen Butler, and Deborah Scott
2021 NAACP IMAGE AWARD: Social Justice Impact Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Congratulations Stacey Abrams Celebrating Women Making History 2021
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Despite the victories in civil rights and women' rights that we had accomplished, there was still anger and frustration over the continuing oppression which caused regular uprisings. From this, the Black Art Movement was born. The movement reached its peak in the early 70s producing some of the most powerful music, art, films and poetry. The Movement is on the rise again with many of our artists and athletes using their platforms to address the issues in our communitities today. Celebrating Black Women in the Arts that are using their talents & Supporters to Make a Differenc, Give Back to our Communities and to help Change the World!
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SISTERS ON A MISSION FOR JUSTICE & EQUALITY
Celebrating Black Women in History. "Deal with yourself as an individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way."
Nikki Giovanni American poet, writer, activist & educator
"Phenomenal Woman"
She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. As an activist, she was one of the Civil Rights Movement’s 2 most prominent women, who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, and devoted her life to being a tireless voice for women and black people.
Maya Angelou
American Poet & Civil Rights Activist
Amanda Gorman - Poet & Activist
First Poet on Cover of Vogue
What is poetry if not beauty?
Celebrating Black Women in History. Viola Davis makes Oscars history as the most-nominated Black actress ever. The Ma Rainey's Black Bottom star is also the only Black woman with two Best Actress nominations.
Congratulations Viola Davis
Don't be afraid to try something new
Celebrating Black Women in History. Andra Day Wins Golden Globe for her portrayal of ‘Billie Holiday". Also nominated for an Oscar for this role. Andra Day 1st Black woman to win Best Actress Golden Globe in 35 years
Congratulations Andra Day
Celebrating Women 2021
Congratulations Tabitha Brown
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Celebrating Black Women in History. Eunice Bélidor Becomes First Black Curator in Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’s 161-Year History
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Celebrating Black Women making History. 2021: Labelle’s 1974 R&B classic, ‘Lady Marmalade’ added to National Recording Registry. Song is in the Library of Congress
Congratulations Labelle Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash & Nona Hendryx of the music group Labelle
Aretha Franklin MARY WILSON
Aretha Franklin's 1967 Protest Song, RESPECT - The song caught on with the black power movement and feminists and human rights activists across the world. And it's appeal remains powerful. In the past few years, it's become a symbol of the #MeToo movement.
Celebrating Black Women Making History & Changing the World !
2021 - Womn's Impact & Contributions in Jazz Jazz Appreciation Month 2021! This year, Smithsonian Jazz presented “2021: Women’s Impact and Contributions in Jazz” featuring Nina Simone activist, storyteller, gifted musician, vocalist and one of my musical influences. Her empowering song, “Young, Gifted and Black” was introduced to me at an early age. Hear the story of how her friend (writer and playwright), Lorraine Hansberry inspired the writing of the song. Enjoy! Featured on this year’s official 2021 poster is pianist, singer, songwriter, storyteller and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Born February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, Simone became enamored with music at the early age of three when she learned to play the piano by ear. She went on to study classical repertoire and aspired to continue her education as a concert pianist at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, but that future did not come to pass. An audition in 1954 at the Midtown Bar & Grill in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was noted as a defining moment in her career that introduced her talents as a pianist and singer to an unsuspecting and enthusiastic audience. Some of her many recordings include her debut album, Little Girl Blue, on Bethlehem Records; the 1962 live recording Nina at the Village Gate; and 1964’s Nina in Concert, which famously addressed racial inequality. Simone received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2000 and was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Her 1964 performance of “Mississippi Goddam” was selected as culturally and historically significant by the Library of Congress in 2018 and included for preservation on the National Recording Registry. To learn more about Nina Simone, visit ninasimone.com. The artist for the 2021 JAM poster is Naa Anyele Sowah-De Jesus, a sophomore visual arts student at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C
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Celebrating Black Women making History. 2021: Beyoncé makes history with 28th Grammy
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BLACK BOOKS AGIVE THE GIFT OF BOOKS!
WITH THE CHANGES IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY DURING THIS YEAR’S PANDEMIC, SHOPPING FOR BOOKS NOW LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT. WITHOUT IN-PERSON SHOPPING, MANY BOOKSTORES ARE NOW RELYING ON ONLINE STORES AND CURBSIDE PICKUP. WE MISS THE DAYS OF SPENDING HOURS BROWSING IN OUR LOCAL BOOKSTORES,
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THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONSIDER BOOKS AS GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING.
WE HAVE COMPILED A LIST OF SOME OF OUR FAVORITE BOOKS TO INSPIRE YOU AS YOU SHOP FOR THAT VERY SPECIAL GIFT. FOR YOUR FRIENDS, LOVED ONES, AND EVEN YOURSELF. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OUR BLACK WRITERS.
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GOOD BOOKS "All Black books are Good Books." Good Books is an online and pop-up bookstore curated by me and my mom. It marries our two loves—books and Black folks. From Toni Morrison to Tupac Shakur, we pay homage to Blackness through literature. We’re a mother-daughter duo. We’re an online and pop-up book shop. We’re so excited to be here. Good Books is our love letter to our community, to Blackness, to you. We’re based in Atlanta, GA, but we look forward to sending new and previously-owned book mail to folks all over the U.S.
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Executive Chef Tamearra Dyson Owner, Souley Vegan Keeping the Soul while Re-Introducing the Food ...Serving 100% Vegan Southern Style Cuisine 100% Vegan Southern style cuisine using locally sourced NON-GMO ingredients. Executive Chef Tamearra Dyson make these flavors come together by using fresh herbs and uniquely blended spices. We invite you to sit at our table and enjoy (vegan) southern classics while enjoying good music and a welcoming atmosphere.
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Black Owned Champagne, Wine & Spirits HERE'S TO A TASTE OF CULTURE & STYLE Black Women-Owned Champagne, Wines And Spirits To Add To Your "Black Love" Valentine Day Shopping & Gift Giving List When enjoying a glass of wine or a cocktail, it’s important to drink responsibly. But the responsibility doesn’t just end with drinking only as much as we can handle, or should handle. Responsibility is also about drinking consciously. These wines and spirits need a place on your shelves and in your glasses this Valentine Weekend. We have compiled a list of some of our favorite Black-owned or Black-led Wine & Spirit companies that will be shared in this issue of our 2021 Love & Style Magazine.
7This edition highlights some of our favorite Black Women Owned Wine & Spirit Businesses. Check them out, add them to your list. 1. Stuyvesant Champagne 2. Theopolis Vineyards 3. J. Moss 4. Mermosa 5. Uncle Nearest Whiskey While stocking up your wine cabinets or your bar, it is important to support Blackowned Wine & Spirit businesses too. There’s another reason, too: There are some fantastic options waiting to be uncorked and poured just for you!
In the words of Issa Rae, “I’m Rooting For Everybody Black!” And that Includes Supporting, Shopping and Spending Dollars With BlackOwned
Businesses. This is very important now. Shop Black! HERE'S TO A TASTE OF CULTURE & STYLE Cheers! NOTE: Please Remember, when enjoying a glass of wine or a cocktail, it’s important to Drink Responsibly.de ofgrant
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Theopolis Vineyards BLACK WOMAN OWNED WINE VINEYARD
Theopolis Vineyards, owned and founded by Theodora R. Lee, a Texan and San Francisco lawyer. This small vineyard has released award-winning wines, including a petite sirah, which gives wine drinkers a robust taste of currents, black tea, dark chocolate and tobacco and a and a pinot noir with a taste of cranberry and aroma of red cherry and rose petals.
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J. Moss Wines is a small family wine business established in 2000 by James Moss and Janet Moss. The success of the first vintage and their dream to produce a full bodied Cabernet, inspired the Moss’ to continue their winemaking with grapes from some of the world famous regions in Napa Valley. James had the opportunity to develop his winemaking skills with the B L A C K W O M A N O W N E D assistance of Gustavo Brambila, former winemaker for Chateau Montelena, Grgich Hills and now part WINE VINEYARD owner/winemaker of Gustavo Thrace. Every year since 1998, the Moss’ have been producing a small production of hand-crafted wines which were shared with family and friends.
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In order to ensure that J. Moss wines will always be of the highest quality, they produce limited quantities from single appellation vineyards of primarily Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Production is steadily increasing each year.
FOUNDER DESIREE NOISETTE MAKES HERSTORY AS FLORIDA’S FIRST BLACK WOMAN WINEMAKER
Mermosa BLACK WOMAN OWNED
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Mermosa is the creation of Desiree Noisette, an artist, attorney and mother with a passion for spreading her family's Siren Song. In 2018, Desiree convinced her husband to sell their home and use the proceeds to start Mermosa. She and her family "went all in" and the journey has been a wild ride. Today Desiree sits at the head of the Mermosa organization as the President (or "Head Mermaid"). When she is not in her lab creating formulations or designing new packaging, you may find Desiree adorning a mermaid tail - a part of her job that her children love. "I hope our wines inspire your wildly free experiences and rule-breaking journeys for generations to come." - Desiree Noisette
Uncle Nearest BLACK WOMAN OWNED WHISKEY MAKER
Most premium whiskey was made by slaves. Bottle makers like Jack Daniels, was taught the recipe by a freed Slave named “Nearest Green”. Jack Daniels monetized Green’s creation and never gave him credit.Fawn Weaver (A Black Woman) read about Nearest Green’s story and started her own whiskey company, “Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey”. This is the FIRST African American & female whiskey company.https://www.themanual.com/f ood-and-drink/uncle-nearest-1856whiskey/ www.unclenearest.com
Uncle Nearest BLACK WOMAN OWNED WHISKEY MAKER
Most premium whiskey was made by slaves. Bottle makers like Jack Daniels, was taught the recipe by a freed Slave named “Nearest Green”. Jack Daniels monetized Green’s creation and never gave him credit.Fawn Weaver (A Black Woman) read about Nearest Green’s story and started her own whiskey company, “Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey”. This is the FIRST African American & female whiskey company.https://www.themanual.com/f ood-and-drink/uncle-nearest-1856whiskey/ www.unclenearest.com
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Stuyvesant Champhagne BLACK WOMAN OWNED CHAMPAGNE MAKER
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Stuyvesant Champagne Created by a Black Woman from Bed-Stuy.
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grown and harvested in France by a black woman, Marvina S. Robinson, from New York. This champagne has been listed as one of the best champagnes of 2020 and featured in ABC, CNN, and the NY Times.
She is one of the few African American women owning a Champagne brand. Her love for her hometown, Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, NY), inspired the name of her brand, Stuyvesant Champagne.
She invites you to raise a glass and toast to the freshness of family and beginnings of a strong and fruitful relationship. Champagne isnt just for Special Occasions any more. Cheers
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e c n a c i f i to Sign 3 SELF CARE TIPS TO SHIFT FROM SETTLING TO SIGNIFICANCE I am called to help people who are ready to share your brilliance and unique greatness with the world. You want Divine Direction. You want to live in the flow of passion and purpose. You want to follow your heart. Achieve your greatness, stand fully in your power and give yourself permission to be who you really are. You have a burning desire for more. And you believe you can have it all, but somewhere along the way you get stuck and unfulfilled. However, now you know you need help to shift from settling to significance so you can live the life you’ve always dreamed of but didnt know how. Self care is one of the places many women get stuck. Without self care, you are settling in life and won't be able to achieve the significance you deserve. Some of the issues that I typically see with women in general is they are out there doing massive things in the world, running major schedules, trying to balance work, family, children, relationships and creating time for themselves. They are trying to figure out how do I run a major schedule, a major life and major business. Everything about my world feels major. But not only does it feel major, it is major. So perfectionism begins to run their life and then perfectionism brings with it, its partners worry and anxiety.
So they start to worry and become obsessive which actually begins to decrease their focus and their own personal clarity to create consistency and continuity for their lives. Once they experience that breakdown, now they become anxious. They can’t sleep, they have insomnia. And they start to convince themselves; I can move forward and function on less sleep because I can do more. So now lack starts to be the thing that makes sense to them. Lack of sleep, lack of time, lack of relationships, lack of energy. Lack of love. Lack of confidence. Lack of happiness. And they are always convincing themselves, its ok. Its ok I don’t have the love that I desire. Its ok I don’t have the sleep that I need. Its ok I don’t have the vacation I want. I can’t have everything I want anyway. And everything that they want now becomes a futuristic something. It becomes elusive. And they become fearful that their life will always look this way. This is where they live. This is where they get stuck. This is the breakdown, they must break open to breakthrough. So my responsibility is to engage with you from a place of my intuition so I can tap into your intuition. Because its not about what guidance and navigation you don’t have, its about what you have not tuned into.
All of us have the power to create positive action and right direction in our lives. But its about will we create a habit of inner peace, passion, happiness, confidence and self care. And the only way that habit can happen is if we begin to release and let go of the idea of life as we have known it. To help you to do that I will share with you 3 of the 5 important lessons I’ve learned about self care. I learned many of these powerful lessons during my 6 month healing sabbatical after I got fired from my outpatient mental health job in social work and transitioned into having a full time holistic healing practice. I recently took a week long birthday vacation to Cancun and I was reminded of the reasons self care is non negotiable! In order for me to function at my full capacity and serve my clients and organizations to the highest degree, I have to avoid burnout, be fully present and practice soulful selfcare. Practicing self-care not only helps us feel better. It also helps us function at our best. It replenishes our reserves, boosts our energy and provides clarity. We’re able to do everything from making smarter decisions to helping others. In short, self-care supports our health and wellbeing on every level.
3 POWERFUL SELF CARE LESSONS: When you need self care the most, you practice it the least. The more successful you become and the busier you become; the less you practice self care. The more stressed out and overwhelmed, you are; the less you practice self care. Your level of self care must match your level of stress. Superficial self-care is dangerous. For example if your stress level is a 10, your self care should be at a level 10. A mani pedi wont work for level 10 stress, that may be more like therapy, life coaching or a reiki healing session. Self Care isn’t Selfish, Its Self Love. What greater gift can you give to those you love than your own wholeness? For more self care tips and to learn more about your own self care needs, you can download my free self care audit now at bit.ly/soulfulselfcareaudit
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k c a l B g n i t a r b e l e C g n i k a m n e m Wo n i s t r o p S n i y r o t s i H 1 2 0 2 Women are making history now, in every sector all over the world in business, sports and entertainment, science and more. In the National Football League (NFL), womn are making history both on and off the field. Two Black Women to know in 2021 as they make history in Sports right in front of our eyes, are Jennifer King and Maya Chaka
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FIRST BLACK WOMAN FULL TIME COACH IN NFL Jennifer King is an American football coach who is the assistant running backs coach for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League. King was the first black woman to become a full-time coach in the NFL following her promotion to assistant running backs coach for Washington in 2021
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HBCU GRAD BECOMES THE NFL’S FIRST BLACK WOMAN REFEREE
Maia Chaka, a graduate from Norfolk State University, has made history by becoming the first Black woman to referee an NFL game since 1920 when the league was founded.
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“Caring for myself is not an act of self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Audre Lorde
Naomi Osaka Professional Tennis Player • Highest Paid Female Athlete
Black by Nik McCoy Black by definition is the absence of Complete absorption of visible light It is literally a color without hue
Black often used symbolically to represent darkness Death It is achromatic No saturation
By definition The OPTICS How black is my black when I absorb light
But I give it back My black comes in hues Cream to caramel to midnight blue How can I be associated with darkness?
When I illuminate How can my black be associated with death? When I give, nurse and raise life? Brilliance by definition
Exceptional talent or intelligence How can my black be darkness? When I ignite.
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By definition my black Is beautiful Is a source of light Is a hue full It is music
It is mosaic It is poetry Paint Dance It is creative It is creation It is peace It is soul
My black is salt Is water Is earth Is air WIs fire How can my black be anything less than soul dope?
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