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Not quite sure when it was that the “make a list of all the things you want in a man and be specific” phenomenon started but it caught on like wildfire. Just check your nearest self-help section in the book store and you’ll find countless books and magazine dedicated to this topic. While all types of women have probably made lists of what they want in a man, for some reason, successful, single black women have taken the hardest wrap [...]
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Raised: Richmond, VA Occupation: President and Chief Operating Officer, Intellectual Ventures (IV) Previous Roles: Senior VP, Honeywell International; President and CEO, Honeywell Transportation Education: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health from Old Dominion University and a Master’s degree in Management, as a Sloan Fellow, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Career Driven: She started her career working as a shift Supervisor for Corning. When she left to join Honeywell, she was a Vice President and general manager of Corning’s environmental products division. [...]
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Occupation: Partner at Goldman Sachs leading the hedge fund initiative within the securities division. Hometown: Raised on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and currently commutes to Wall St. from her home in Connecticut. Education: Harvard University (undergrad); Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, MBA. Edith went to school at night while working full time. Family Affair: As a teenager she worked in her father’s 59th St. dental practice. Childhood Dream: Growing up she envisioned herself one day owning a fashion [...]
Continue Reading →The story of the number of single, successful, black women has now made the mainstream media — as a news segment on Nightline. Though many of us have experienced it, talked about it, and read about it, seeing the staggering statistics is still tough: 42% of black women have never been married — double the # of white women. Ouch. Feel free to watch the Nightline segment and read the article. Then tell us what you think. Could you relate [...]
Continue Reading →Helena Andrews, DC writer, has received a lot of buzz lately due to her upcoming memoir entitled, “Bitch is the New Black.” Her book is to talk about the struggles of young, successful black women to find love and build a career. Despite the book not being released until June, Grey’s Anatomy’s Shonda Rhimes has already been reported to produce the film. An attractive young woman with a BA from Columbia, Master’s from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern, [...]
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If you are an intelligent, professional , single or “spoken for” black woman, chances are, you have at some point been referred to as “intimidating”. Whether it was the reason for the surprisingly negative performance review you received at work, the excuse your non-brown co-workers gave for not befriending you right away or the ever popular (and my personal fav – NOT!) unequivocal reason that you are still single. No matter the specifics of the justification for the label, it all speaks to the same stereotypical impression [...]
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This week’s Vyne Weekly Reader Spotlight is Rakia Reynolds. Besides being our producer extraordinaire and one of the most fashionable people we know, Rakia is a talented woman on the move! Get to know her below: Name: Rakia Reynolds Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Roles you play in life: I am a wife, mother of 2 (soon to be 3), daughter, oldest sister of 3 girls; President of Philadelphia Women in Film & Television; Secretary of the Philadelphia chapter of NAMIC; Director [...]
Continue Reading →This past weekend Chris Rock’s new documentary, Good Hair, debuted. With many people happy that Rock shared this important part of Black women’s lives and others upset at what he revealed, we want to ask you: what did you think?
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Article after article has continued to explore the increasing numbers of black women who remain unmarried. The reasons for the dwindling statistics range from choice to self-professed “pickiness.” Perhaps the most controversial reason is the notion that there are not enough eligible, “good on paper,” quality black men. However debatable that notion is, the result is what appears to be the resurgence of conversation amongst circles of black women about opening their dating experiences, and ultimately their marriage options, to [...]
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You’ve heard of Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, now meet, Dr. Lisa Masterson, specialist in obstetrics, gynecology, infertility, adolescent gynecology and family planning. Currently starring as the only female doctor on the hit spin-off show, The Doctors, Dr. Lisa Masterson is anything but your typical OB/GYN. Lisa’s interests and talents have stretched globally to bring awareness to women of all walks of life. She credits her mother and her grandmother as her inspiration. Her grandmother, Mattie Ruth Smith, is a [...]
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