True story: A few years ago, I sent a text complaining about my hair stylist TO MY STYLIST. She was late (for the thousandth time) and I was upset, so I fired off a text to my sister (or so I thought) complaining about the woman who was in charge of cutting my hair. Uh, […]
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If you missed the premiere of DCTV’s (Downtown Community Television Center) “Our Cameras, Our Stories,” like I did, there’s still time to catch more of these short, heartfelt documentaries on PBS (WNET13). It’s the first series that’s 100 percent created, conceived and executed by youth. Translation: DCTV is airing dope documentaries by NYC youth. Yup,
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Your girl, Tee, is a bookworm and super proud of it. You can find me in the library, Barnes & Noble or on the couch with a book. No disrespect to ebooks (I have those too), but I’m alllll about turning crisp pages. I love words and when the right author crafts them, shoot, they
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If you’re obsessed with Instagram stars and spend most of your free time scrolling, liking and posting, this list is for you. Stop secretly wishing you had a wardrobe like MissFashionQueen18 and work on your star power. Here’s 6 ways to be the star of your show. 1. Ask for what you want: The date.
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Going to the DMV can be a pain in the you know what with the long lines, tons of forms and folks who woke up on the wrong side of the bat cave. Just another day at the DMV? Not! Now imagine how horrible things would be if you went there and Ms. Kind DMV Lady
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I didn’t smoke cigarettes in high school. I tried ’em. Once. It was something out of a horrible/cheesy afterschool special. I remember puckering up to take a pull and thinking, why am I doing this? You know why I did it. It’s the reason we all do the stupid thing that everyone else is doing—even
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5 Things I Wish I Knew In High School Most of us survive high school, but it’s not easy. If the flux capacitor wasn’t busted on my DeLorean Time Machine, I’d travel back in time and tell young Tee 5 Things I Wish I Knew In High School. It would help her out a lot.
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I don’t remember exactly when I heard about WEEN, the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network, but I remember thinking, I wish WEEN existed when I was in college. I would’ve avoided a few brick walls. But sometimes those walls are unavoidable, or we learn a lesson from a good ol’ fashioned crash and burn situation. The
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I get it. The instant fame tied to social media is addictive. Post a pic and get 50 “likes” or do a crazy challenge and get 100,000 “likes” on YouTube or Facebook and have people share it. The next thing you know, your vid goes viral. You’re an instant celebrity. I get it. Confession: I’ve
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Star File: Zoe Smith Age: 20 Lives in: London, England Zoe “Pablo” Smith may be the strongest young woman in the world. The petite athlete—standing just 5 feet, 2 inches tall—took home the gold medal in 58kg weightlifting at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 26th. She’s the first British woman to win
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