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Sweat Equity: Designer Kiya Tomlin Creates for the Busy Woman

Tomlin: I’ve been sewing and designing since I was ten years old. I started out of necessity because I was too small to fit...
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And Justice for All: Ensuring Legal Protection for Veterans

Access to justice is a fundamental right, but it can be expensive. In fact, many people with low incomes—including those who served our country...
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For Such a Time as This

I remember the day I sat on the steps of the City-County Building in Pittsburgh, journaling my dreams, just days before our historic March...
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Melody Trice: From Domestic Violence Survivor to Hollywood TV Talk Show Host

Dr. Shellie: Talk to me about your journey and what brought you to that red carpet the day we met at Halle Berry’s fundraiser...
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Gabby Barrett: From American Idol to Country-Topping Super Star!

Gabby Barrett is a 19-year-old singer/songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pa., who’s song “I Hope” has been named one of the “10 Best Country and Americana...
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Black Girls Do Bike

By Monica Garrison   Black Girls Do Bike (BGDB) has taken up the challenge of growing and supporting a community of women and girls who cycle...
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Advance without Hesitation

At the start of this year, and every year, I create a theme. For 2019, I have declared I will “advance without hesitation” My...
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Saying I’m Sorry

When I turned 50 last year, I celebrated by jumping out of a perfectly good, well-designed airplane, 15,000 feet above the sandy and rocky...
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Serena Williams: Tennis Star Designing A Way Out of Financial Abuse through Purple Purse

Only one woman in the world can reminisce about getting the call from Anna Wintour at Vogue asking her to co-chair the Met Ball,...
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A Sprinkle of Wisdom with Peachie Wimbush-Polk

The hip-hop megastar Wiz Khalifa’s mom Katie “Peachie” Wimbush-Polk is a force in her own right. Her early career in the United States Air...
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