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KJ Smith is trying to find the balance. The Sistas star is one of the first actresses to return to filming amid the coronavirus pandemic, while also juggling protesting, advocacy and self-care. Smith is gearing up to relocate to Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, where she will began filming season two… via Sistas’ KJ Smith talks… Continue reading Sistas’ KJ Smith talks season 2, Black Lives Matter movement — Moor Media

Born in 1928, Anne Sexton was raised in Weston, Massachusetts. Her father was a successful businessman, and her childhood was materially comfortable. However, her relationship with her parents was problematic, perhaps even abusive. After attending a boarding school, she went to Garland Junior College, a “finishing school,” for a year. At age nineteen, she married […]… Continue reading ANNE SEXTON sonnets of singular struggle — The Blog of Awesome Women

“With the new day come new strengths and new thoughts.” Eleanor Roosevelt via Eleanor Roosevelt Quote — PRECIOUS MOMENT LIVING

By 1980, science fiction was no longer the “niche” genre admired by “outcasts” and “dreamers”. With the success of films like Star Wars and Superman and the rise of Star Trek conventions, science fiction became mainstream. What also was once rare but now flourishing, was an abundance of women writers – many of whom were… Continue reading Queens of Sci-Fi: The ’80s, ’90s and Beyond — the lady from planet x

To hear many male critics tell it, lesbians were invented sometime in the 1970s, alongside women’s rights and the clitoris. The aggressively ahistorical nature of this attitude (and we all know it’s ahistorical, yes?) is as much a result of the lack of availability of non-mainstream films pre-1970—ones that were not made, produced by, or […]… Continue reading Damestruck: Olivia (1951) — Citizen Dame

Our generation has been faced with an unprecedented challenge in recent months, but it is my prayer that this heart-wrenching season of loss will be one that builds resilience in us. For me, this time of quarantine, isolation, and distancing has brought to light the areas of my life that I took for granted – […]… Continue reading Charlotte Pence Bond Writes an Open Letter to Millennials: What I’ve Learned While in Coronavirus Quarantine — BCNN1 WP

Shirley MacLaine; Shirley MacLean Beaty; was born on April 24, 1934. Shirley is an American film, television, and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist, and author. Shirley’s younger brother is Warren Beaty who is also an actor. This is an important quote about life and about something many of us need to realize about our own […]… Continue reading Shirley MacLaine Once Said… — Dexter’s Daily Quotes

Joanne Rowling born July 31, 1965. Best known by per pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. It never ceases to amaze me as a woman how charming and funny men can be for awhile and then they turn and show their darkness. I’ve met so… Continue reading J.K. Rowling Once Said… — Dexter’s Daily Quotes

Hedy Lamarr was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914 and died January 19, 2000. Hedy was an Austrian-American actress, inventor, and film producer. Little known fact about Hedy is that she was co-inventor of the frequency-hopping spread spectrum which is part of the early working for today’s cell phone use and wireless […]… Continue reading Hedy Lamarr Once Said… — Dexter’s Daily Quotes

Cher born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946. Cher is an American singer, actress and television personality. Happy 74th birthday Cher! Thank you for being an inspiration for women. You’ve shown strength and perseverance and paved the way for many other women. Yes you first must believe in yourself because you are the only person […]… Continue reading Cher Once Said… — Dexter’s Daily Quotes