V-Girls: I AM AN EMOTIONAL CREATURE by Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler has launched her V-Girls Movement with publication today of I am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World. A V-Girls Advisory Circle is creating […]
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PUSH/Precious: Nominated for Six Oscars!
2009 will be remembered as the year the walls came tumbling down. Rihanna’s story put cracks in the wall. Tyler Perry broke down the walls of silence surrounding child abuse, incest, […]
V-Day, 2010: Building The City of Joy
Joy in the DRC (Congo) sounds impossible. Yet, that’s exactly what Eve Ensler, founder of the V-Day Movement, intends to achieve. She dreams big and makes it happen. She […]
Review: Tyler Perry’s MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY in Seattle
Tyler Perry’s new play, Madea’s Big Happy Family, is a loving tribute to his mother Willie Maxine Perry, who passed away on December 8, 2009: A few months ago, I […]
My Mother Threw Me Under the Bus: I’ll Be Homeless Next Week
I thought I’d be celebrating the new year tonight. My humble and obscure little web site hit 12,000 visitors yesterday ~ 2,400 of you in December. Wow! Thank you! I […]
Movie Review: It’s Complicated
The BEST date movie EVER! Dozens of belly laughs throughout the movie. If you’ve loved and lost or never loved at all, It’s Complicated will make your heart sing. […]
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence: Mary J. Blige
I’m Mary J. Blige and I’m telling you you don’t have to be ashamed. – Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige is empowering women with this message in her music, her […]
Leaving an Abusive Partner or Spouse: What All Women Need
“Why doesn’t she just leave?” There’s no question that will infuriate a survivor of domestic violence more than this one. Most domestic violence murders take place when she leaves. This […]
Journey to Joy (Day 8): Holiday Message
May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. – Jude v. 2 Isn’t that a beautiful message? Did you know there was a book of Jude in the Bible? […]
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence: Clara Ward of Erie, PA
Clara Ward’s story was featured on last night’s edition of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Ms. Ward, age 70, operates Clara’s Way, a youth development and family center, in Erie, PA for […]
Anne Caroline Drake 