May 30, 2019 black female west point cadets | military academy | West Point Nicole

Black Women To Graduate From West Point

There is nothing we cannot do. I’m still torn about fighting for a country that does not fight for us..... and I was once in the military.   Record Number Of Black Women To Graduate West Point Military Academy Black women are set to make military history on Saturday, as the West Point military academy [...]

May 29, 2019 Mocha

The Importance of Sleep

Sleep? What's that?   With work, school, parenthood, life in general, most of us are lucky to get four good hours of sleep. Stop that! Did you know that when you sleep your body releases important hormones, your brain recharges, and your cells repair themselves?   Missing sleep cuts all of this short.   Sleep [...]

May 26, 2019 exercise | intimacy self-care | vagina health Kimani

5 Things You Need to Know About Your Vagina

From the Writer’s Desk: As a fellow vagina owner, I know the importance of being familiar with oneself. Intimacy Self Care is so important that I’d like to start by talking about the basics of Vadge care. After all, no one will take better care of it than you will – and that’s the way [...]

May 24, 2019 ask mocha carter | concentration | falling asleep | increased focus | life skills | meditation | stress relief | work-related stress Mocha

What is the best time to meditate?

GM sistahs,   I was having a conversation with a group member about meditation and she asked an interesting question...   WHAT IS THE BEST TIME TO MEDITATE?   The simple answer is: The best time is different for everyone and depends upon what your reasons are, and what you are trying to get out [...]

May 22, 2019 hygiene | self-care | sexual health | vforvadge Kimani

Intimacy Self-Care for The Traveling Woman

I'm writing this article as I sip a cold glass of cherry juice on the beautiful island of Jamaica. The concept of intimacy self-care doesn't stop when we leave our mother country, rather it extends to whichever place we are traveling to. I've compiled a cute little list of ways (and reasons) to tend to [...]

May 22, 2019 cleanse environment with smudging | ritual | sage | smudging Mocha

What’s up With Sage?

What is saging or smudging? Smudging is a practice used to cleanse your environment of negative energy. It's a ritual practiced by Native Americans that generates wisdom, clarity and healing.    Some people think it's weird or voodoo practice but actually it is a spiritual detoxifier. The smoke created by burning dried sage changes the [...]

May 21, 2019 Carly

Memes applied to your Work/Business Life

Everybody loves a good meme, right? Well who knew that you could learn from them as well?  No, not like learning erroneous “facts” and misinformation, but actually learn life skills that can be applied to your waking life as either an employee or entrepreneur. Let’s take a look at the five important messages from five [...]

May 15, 2019 Ann @ BGM

Finding Balance

I come from an entrepreneurial family. My father quit his union job and started a health food store in New Jersey in the early 80’s. This was not popular at the time. It was very costly to start up and risky given the lack of interest in the vegan lifestyle in the Black community. My grandmother was also an entrepreneur, after her retirement sold her homemade veggie patties, not because she needed the money, but because there was a demand for vegan versions of Jamaican patties. She mostly supplied the health food stores in Brooklyn, then branched out to the mainstream Jamaican bakeries. I say all that to say, being an entrepreneur was not a foreign thought, it was in my blood.