March 2021 | Mix Race Love Magazine | Women’s History Month
Volume 2 Publisher Talks Hi to all my readers! It’s March and springtime. As you probably know already? Spring season is one of my favorites. Let’s hope it doesn’t snow during this spring. If you suffer from Asthma or Allergies like me. Make sure to purchase your medicine beforehand. And be cautious of your environment. Kind Regards, Lakia Shavon Lightner-Padgett
Contents Special Interest Articles
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Biracial Love Book
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Springtime
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Women’s History Month
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International Women’s Day
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Individual Highlights Pastor’s Wives Appreciation Month Dress for Success Conference We Are Lady Made Pattern Beauty Celebrate Your Roots Campaign Dope Girlfriend Campaign Julie Lynthcott-Haims Netflix Show Lists Victoria’s Secret Zodiac Scent April Magazine Highlights Advertisements
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Biracial Love Book Stay tuned for my new book titled, ‘’Biracial Love’’. If you want a soft cover it cost $19.95. Or a hard copy priced at $24.99. I will sign all sold copies of this book. I want all my readers to know that; this book was published with them in mind.
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We Are Lady Made
Dress for Success Conference On Monday February 8, 2021, I had the opportunity to be speaker. As Dress for Success, ‘’How to Stay Positive in Challenging Times’’ conference. The tips provided were, quick and easy ways to boost your mood. Change your negative daily habits. How to establish a positive mental attitude. Re-evaluate your meaning of life and find purpose in your daily activities. During this conference every participant was able to share their opinions. On how they cope with everyday life challenges. It felt fantastic to watch and listen to these women. In closing, a thankful goes to Joanna Samenuk. For selecting me to be the main speaker, during the ‘’How to Stay Positive in Challenging Times’’ conference.
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We Are Lady Made 1. When was Ladymade established? The concept of Ladymade has been in the back of my mind for years (!). We officially launched the brand in the summer of 2020--as a response to Covid and its effect on creative ladies in our state. 2. What’s Ladymade’s mission? Ladymade is a place where creative ladies in Connecticut can explore their creativity; participate in pleasurable activities; and feel a sense of belonging within a community of like-minded womxn. 3. Is there a process to join Ladymade? Right now, Ladymade is an open community--anyone who wants to be involved in any way is welcome! 4.
During the year, what community service does Ladymade get involved with?
We have our own mutual aid fund called Ladyaid that we manage and invite womxn to be a part of. Through Ladyaid, womxn are in NEED can receive from womxn who have surplus. 5. The name of your former magazine? Prior to founding Ladymade, I published a monthly magazine for women living intentionally, called The Perpetual You. We published digitally in 2016-18 and put out a print publication in 2018-19. 6. Was there a purpose for your magazine? The Perpetual You is a place where womxn who are living intentionally can be supported, encouraged, and advised. Additionally, we had a particular mission to showcase the lives, homes, careers, and dreams of REAL womxn. (No photoshopping! No “100 Ways To…” lists.) 7. The future of Ladymade? Right now, we’re focused on community-building, which includes supporting & selling the work of female makers & artists, establishing our mutual aid fund, supporting “Ladyled” events (as well as holding our own), offering business tools & resources to all womxn entrepreneurs, sharing the voices + viewpoints of womxn on our Ladysaid blog, and curating a comprehensive directory of Ladymakers in Connecticut. I imagine it will take 3-5 years for these various aspects to become self-sustaining. After that, the sky’s the limit! 8. Advice for women entrepreneurs? The only advice I feel comfortable giving to a fellow entrepreneur (or any womxn) is to look within for the things she’s seeking. I’m a big believer that we are our own solutions. Though I don’t give a lot of advice, I love to listen and am here for any creative lady who wants to talk things through! 9. How do you balance work/life? I like to think of my “work” and my “life” as a blend rather than a balance. Sometimes they blend together to the point I can’t tell them apart anymore--and sometimes, they’re two distinct things that influence each other. Though the blend is ever-changing, framing it this way allows me to remain intuitive rather than try to reach some arbitrary standard I’ve created just for the sake of having a standard. 10.
Contact information for women interested in Ladymade?
You can reach out to me personally at hello@weareladymade.com or through a direct message to our instagram account @weareladymade. We also have a contact form on our website at weareladymade.com.
I would like to send an acknowledgement to, Tracie Ellis Ross plus Amy Elisa Jackson. For providing my sister Kayla Ross and I the opportunity. To participate in your, ‘’Celebrate Your Roots Campaign’’. It felt great to watch my sister Kayla Ross doing my hair while added to this Pattern campaign.
Dope Girlfriend Campaign Since it’s Women’s History Month, I want to state that ‘’truly grateful for this opportunity to be added to. The ‘’We Are HerStory Campaign’’. Also, I want to shoutout my sorority sister, Ladda love Hawkins for nominating me. Of course, I nominated Ladda Love Hawkins as well. That’s what sister’s do support each other. Lastly, thanks to Kai Joyner for informing me about being included in this campaign.
Julie Lythcott-Haims The first time I wrote and published content about Julie Lythcott-Haims was back in 2017. Since it’s March History Month I thought it would be best, to spotlight her again. Below are quotes from Julie!
“In mixed race families you never know what kids are going to look like…I don't want somebody ever to have cause to say my child is not mine or our children are not his.”
“I feel that I'm more a real American than ever. I think we're all real Americans…I don't feel in any way diminished by this. I feel sad, I feel emboldened. I feel I have to do my part to rescue our democracy from the clutches of these sorts of willful lies and conspiracy theories.”
“She persisted through a lot of really unfortunate, difficult, awful circumstances in life and she just kept going…I really admire that in her.’’
‘’ Young people- if you’re the only one,’’ please know that I see you. I acknowledge you. You’re beautiful and unique and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Netflix Show Lists -Girlfriends -The Winx Saga -Bridgerton -Ginny & Georgia -To All the Boys -Baby-Sisters Club
April magazine -Sexual Awareness Month -Happy Birthday Acknowledgements -11 Spring Colors That’ll Liven Up Your Home -This 12-second Trick Trains Your Brain to be More Positive -There Are 7 Different Types of Rest. -Recipes -Sally Hemmings An American Scandal
