black girl excellence

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black girl bravado: shine bright like a diamond {diamond shakoor}

black girl bravado: shine bright like a diamond {diamond shakoor}: diamond shakoor is known as 'the chess prodigy.'  inspired by her well educated dad who teaches chess to older kids, diamon...

black girl bravado: domestic goddess {b. smith}

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black girl bravado: domestic goddess {b. smith}: b. smith has often been called the 'black martha stewart' and although she seems to have just as much talent, that is .

black girl bravado: the young & courageous {rachel jeantel}

black girl bravado: the young & courageous {rachel jeantel}: graduating high school is a big deal for everyone.  but, if you had the last couple of tumultuous years that rachel jeantel has had, gr...

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black girl bravado: sweet gal {queen celia cruz}

black girl bravado: sweet gal {queen celia cruz}: azucar!!!!!!!!!!!  that was the famous battle cry of the queen of salsa, mrs. celia cruz.  with it, she referenced the biggest im...

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black girl bravado: princess of pastry {taylor moxey}

black girl bravado: princess of pastry {taylor moxey}: taylor moxey is a special kind of kid. besides living her regular eight year old life, she has become a pastry chef and an entrep...

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black girl bravado: broadway bandit {audra mcdonald}

black girl bravado: broadway bandit {audra mcdonald}: audra mcdonald runs the streets of broadway.  she is a true 'master of her craft.'  besides her numerous stints on televisio...

black girl bravado: the feminista {erica kennedy}

black girl bravado: the feminista {erica kennedy}: erica kennedy was my hero. i didn't know it until she was gone.  she wasn't one of the big, well-known literary giants like to...

black girl bravado: the guru {chef akhi}

black girl bravado: the guru {chef akhi}: photography courtesy of j. quasi king chef akhi, short for sepsenahki, is on a crusade...and on our behalf, too.  she has dedicat...

black girl bravado: phenomenal woman {maya angelou salute}

black girl bravado: phenomenal woman {maya angelou salute}: maya angelou is certainly a black girl worth bragging about.  she was, in fact, on the short list of women i intended to celebrate.  ...

black girl bravado: pint sized pioneer {quvenzhane wallis}

black girl bravado: pint sized pioneer {quvenzhane wallis}: learn to pronounce (and spell) the name quvenzhane wallis.  it'll be worth it.  why?  because she is an actress who is ...

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black girl bravado: the bubbly one {gabourey sidibe}

black girl bravado: the bubbly one {gabourey sidibe}:  gabourey sidibe is beyond amazing.  there's her academy award nominated performance as the title role in the movie '...

black girl bravado: purr-fectly poised {eartha kitt}

black girl bravado: purr-fectly poised {eartha kitt}: never have i seen someone so unabashedly herself as was the divine ms. eartha kitt.  as far i'm concerned, eartha embodied the ...