Woman Crush Wednesday #WCW Since I first started Backbone America as a business, I've met some amazing women. Some of these women have reached the status I'd like my business to be one day. Others have started their business with a fearless passion that's completely foreign to the well-planned, highly structured boxes I tend to live in. [...]
Woman Crush Wednesday #WCW Since I first started Backbone America as a business, I've met some amazing women. Some of these women have reached the status I'd like my business to be one day. Others have started their business with a fearless passion that's completely foreign to the well-planned, highly structured boxes I tend to live in. [...]
African American Quotes: Madame C.J. Walker I hear a lot of excuses from people for why they don't start the business of their dreams. I don't have time because I'm working so many hours at my job. OR I don't have enough money to start a business. OR I don't know enough to get started. I imagine some of you [...]
Woman Crush Wednesday #WCW Since I first started Backbone America as a business, I've met some amazing women. Some of these women have reached the status I'd like my business to be one day. Others have started their business with a fearless passion that's completely foreign to the well-planned, highly structured boxes I tend to live in. [...]
African American Quotes: Mariam Wright Edelman Sometimes we give a lot of power to other people. We allow them to influence our thoughts in a way that makes us stop being in ourselves. It brings to mind a quote by Mariam Wright Edelman. No person has the right to rain on your dreams. ~Mariam Wright [...]
Woman Crush Wednesday #WCW Since I first started Backbone America as a business, I've met some amazing women. Some of these women have reached the status I'd like my business to be one day. Others have started their business with a fearless passion that's completely foreign to the well-planned, highly structured boxes I tend to live in. [...]
I like to do African American Quotes, especially those by women. However, this quote is so simply and lovely, I can't help but share it. I don't believe Angelique Kidjo is actually American, even though she lives in New York. She's actually from a country in Africa, called Benin. We, as business owners, know running [...]
#buyblack Presents Unique Business Opportunities I came across an article yesterday about problems with buying black. In all the times I've thought of buying black, I never considered it an all or nothing type of movement. Still, the article presented some unique opportunities in the Black Community. My Thoughts on #BuyBlack I don't see #buyblack as [...]
Celebrate Black History Month: Clara Brown When I was younger, thinking about coming from a line of slaves was hard for me. When I get right down to the truth of it, it was like a badge of shame. As I've gotten older, my perspective has changed. I wouldn't go as far to say I [...]
African America Quotes: Alice Walker I love this Alice Walker quote for two reasons. For me, it has a double meaning. First, it talks to me specifically as an African American Woman, thinking back on the trials my ancestors faced. Though we still have a long way to go as an African American community, I [...]